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Finish reading chapters 15-17 of the Silmarillion and post an interpretive question concerning something in the reading.
-- Anonymous, October 08, 2004
My Question is the following:
How does the previous acts of the Noldor begin to catch up with in these Chapters?
-- Anonymous, October 09, 2004
Were Eol's actions against the Noldor justified, and also was his execution justified?
-- Anonymous, October 10, 2004
Discuss the deaths of teh first lords of men (such as Beor). What is the significance of their right to choose a time of death? How does their willingness to die compare to the later Numenoreans' desire for eternal life and the Eldar's immortality?
-- Anonymous, October 10, 2004
Do you find Eol a villain or a piteous character in his story? Why?
-- Anonymous, October 10, 2004
Do you believe that the sons of Feanor deserve the hatred and scorn they recieve from the Sindar and Teleri?
-- Anonymous, October 10, 2004
Discuss the curse of the Noldor and its presence in these chapters.
-- Anonymous, October 10, 2004
Why do you think Maeglin remained silent through the judgement/execution of his father?-Bains
-- Anonymous, October 10, 2004
What is significant about Thingol's choice to exile the Noldor's speech in Beleriand?
-- Anonymous, October 10, 2004
Is Thingol justified in disallowing the speaking of the Noldor toungue in his realm and in calling those who do speak it "slayers of kin and betrayers of kin unrepentant"?
-- Anonymous, October 10, 2004
Why do you think that Maeglin loved his mother more than Eol?
-- Anonymous, October 10, 2004
Was it right of Turgon to hide himself and Gondolin from the rest of the elves?
-- Anonymous, October 10, 2004
Why do you think that Aredhel was not "wholly unwilling" to be married to Eol?
-- Anonymous, October 11, 2004
Why do you think Turgon and Finrod alone were given the "warning" by Ulmo?
-- Anonymous, October 11, 2004
Silence has been a reoccurring motif in this history book. For instance, in the passage we look over in class, the Valar were silent. It also occurs at the execution of Maeglin's father; Maeglin is silent. What is significance do you think silence plays in Tolkein's world?
-- Anonymous, October 11, 2004