CanadianCultureKings OP t1_iu8eabg wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:44 AM

Reply to comment by macroscian in Feanor's Speech: The best in all of Fantasy Literature by CanadianCultureKings

I know right? Re-reading it, for this video had me struck by the force of the words, the clever turn of phrase and by the sheer madness that Feanor is pushing forward. He definitely is one of the most interesting and disagreeable characters in the Silmarillion (which as you rightly point out has a lot of disagreeable characters in it).

macroscian t1_iu8ri5j wrote on October 29, 2022 at 1:10 PM

I guess Faenor must do this. Part of the force of Tolkien's writing is how he drives the narrative through to inevitable points. Destiny, fate. Many characters are destined to keep behaving a certain way and the reader knows this. Each narrative thread will come to a close. I love it.