Analyzed of Novel Return of The King

PROSE AND DRAMA’S ASSIGNMENT

NOVEL ANALYSIS

“THE RETURN OF THE KING”

LORD OF THE RING

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Ø  Fitri Widayanti                NPM. 10.1.01.08.0101

Ø  Hesty R. Sari                    NPM. 10.1.01.08.0115

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v  Title

The Return of The King

The Lord of The Ring

v  About the Author

Born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, J.R.R. Tolkien settled in England as a child, going on to study at Exeter College. While teaching at Oxford University, he published the popular fantasy novels The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The works have had a devoted international fan base and been adapted into award-winning blockbuster films. Tolkien died in 1973 at 81.

v  Plot

·      Exposition

Gandalf and Pippin ride away and go to Minas Tirith. Here they share their tale with the Steward of the city, Denethor. Pippin pledges himself to the Steward and offers his services. Aragorn's kin join him and tell him that he should follow the paths of the dead. Aragorn leaves with Legolas and Gimli and refuses to take Merry or Jowyn with him. Theoden rallies the men of Rohan to go to war. He tells Merry that he cannot come with him. Merry is very upset, but a quiet rider tells him that he will secretly bear him to war.

·      Complication

Sam is tempted by the ring but he resists it and returns to Minas Ithil. He finds Frodo and he frees his friend from the torture of the orcs. They begin to make their way slowly into Mordor. The land is desolate. There is no water to be found. With each step it becomes more hopeless. They are mistaken as orcs and forced to march. When they slip away they come to the edge of the mountain. Sam carries Frodo part of the way up. They encounter Gollum again and Sam tries to contain him as Frodo goes on the last step of the journey.

·      Conflict

With another guard, they watch bands of warriors file into the city from every region of Gondor. The number is too small. Faramir returns but is sent by his father to defend another part of Gondor. The enemy comes and besieges the city. Sauron kills Theoden. Merry wounds Sauron and Jowyn kills him. Both fall terribly ill because of this attack. Aragorn arrives from the south with reinforcements and the armies of Mordor are repelled. He heals Faramir, Merry and Jowyn.

·      Climax

Gandalf and Aragorn lead an army to the  Mordor and lay siege to Sauron's army. A messenger from The Sauron's army shows the Frodo's mithril shirt, elven cloak, and barrow blade and then demands their surrender and obeisance to Sauron as conditions for Frodo's release. However, Gandalf perceives that the emissary is lying, seizes the items, and rejects the terms. The battle begins and Pippin kills a Troll, which then falls onto him, and the war began.

·      Resolution

Frodo is taken over by the power of the ring and it is destroyed only because Gollum bites it off his finger and falls into the pit of doom. When the ring is destroyed Sauron dies and the armies of Mordor fall apart. Gondor is triumphant. Gandalf takes three great eagles and flies to Mount Doom. There he finds Frodo and Sam awaiting their deaths. He rescues them and takes them to Ithilien where Aragorn and the armies honor them as heroes.

·      Conclusion

They return to Minas Tirith and Aragorn is crowned king. They linger here until he is wed to his love Arwen. They all travel to Rohan and have a funeral feast for Theoden. The marriage of Faramir and Jowyn is announced. Frodo is reunited with his uncle Bilbo. Sam gets married and they rebuild the Shire. Frodo gets increasingly weaker as the years pass. Eventually he decides to leave and meets Bilbo and some elves on the road. They take him with them across the sea where elves go when they tire of the earth. Sam returns home to his wife and children.

v  Characters and Characterization

1.      Pippin (Peregrin) Took (One of Frodo's nephews)

-          Charitable

Quatation à  ‘ Well, Merry! Thank goodness I have found you!’ (chapter 8, page 123)

-          Coward

Quatation à ‘ what is that ? cried pippin suddenly, cluthing at Gandalf’s cloak.

‘ Look! Fire, red fire! Are there dragons in this land? Look, there is another!’ (chapter 1, page 1)

2.      Gandalf the White (The wizard, the main force of wisdom and good in the tale)

-          Resolute   

Quotation  à‘ On Shadowfax! We must hasten. Time is short. (chapter 1, page 1 )

-          Care

Quotation  à ‘ sleep again, and do not be afraid!’ (chapter 1, page 2)

3.      Sam (Samwise) Gamgee (Frodo's gardener)

-          Care

Quotation  à ‘ Don’t talk about it, Mr. Frodo. Bless you! I’d carry you on my back, if I could. Let it go then!’ (chapter , page 185)

Quotation  à ‘ I didn’t mean that,’ said Sam. ‘ I mean: if it’s poisonous, or something that will show its badness quick, well, better me than you, master, if you understand me.’ (chapter ,page 188)

-          Loyal

Quotation à ‘.....I felt i had to do when I started,’ thought Sam : ‘to help Mr. Frodo to the last step and then die with him.... (book 6, chapter 3, page 201)

4.      Frodo Baggins (Frodo bears the immense weight of the ring)

-          Weak

Quotation  à ‘I am afraid, Sam, that the burden will get very heavy, and I shall go still slower as we get nearer.’ (book 6, chapter 6, page 195)

-          Coward

Quotation à “I feared it, sam” said Frodo. “We’he trusted to luck, and it has failed us. We’re trapped”. (book 6, chapter 6, page 198)

-          Hard work

Quotation             à “I’ll try and be a bit quicker, Sam,” said Frodo, drawing a deep breath. “come on then! Let’s start another march!” (book 6, chapter 6, page 195)

5.      Aragorn (Heir to a great and ancient line of kings)

-          Care

Quotation  à ‘ You are weary. Rest a while, and take food, and be ready when I return.’ (chapter 8, page 131)

-          Fair

Quotation  à ‘ That is a fair lord and a great captain of man,’ said Legolas. (chapter 9, page 139)

6.      Sauron (The Dark Lord of Mordor)

-          Wicked

Quotation à “.... only so can I see any hope of doing my part in the war against Sauron.......” (book 5, chapter 2, page 37)

7.      Jowyn (Dernhelm) (Theoden's niece and Eomer's brother)

-          Beautiful

Quotation  à ‘Then, Jowyn of Rohan, I say to you that you are beautiful.’ Said Faramir. (book 6, chapter 5 ,page 232)

-          Brave

Quotation à backward she sprang as the huge shape crashed to ruin, vast wings outspread, crumpled on the earth; and with its fall the shadow passed away. (book 5, chapter 6, page 104)

8.      Gollum (The pathetic creature that originally found the ring)

-          Tricky

Quotation  à ‘Wicked master!’ it hissed. ‘Wicked master cheats us; cheats Smjagol, gollum. He mustn’t go that way. He mustn’t hurt Precious. Give it to Smjagol, yess, give it to us! Give it to us!’ (book 6, chapter 3, page 212) 

v  Setting

·      Place

Rohan/Rohirrim

A kingdom to the north of Gondor ruled by Theoden.

Quotation : “Then you shall look on the muster of Rohan and ride away.......” (book 5, chapter 3, page 58)

Gondor

The last great kingdom of men

-          Quotation  :

·         ‘Where are we, Gandalf?’ Pippin asked. ‘In the realm of Gondor,’ the wizard answered. (chapter 1, page 1).

·         “the accursed darkness itself has been a cloak to us. And now, lusting to destroy Gondor and throw.......” (book 5, chapter 5, page 97)

Minas Tirith

The capitol of Gondor

-          Quotation  : ‘Together the Elf and the Dwarf entered Minas Tirith.’ (chapter 9, page 138)

-          Quotation : ‘...you are not going like Frodo to Mordor, but to Minas Tirith, and therre you will be as safe.....’ (book 5, chapter 1, page 2)

 Mordor

The land of evil and seat of Sauron's power

-          Quotation  :

·         ‘Though it may be uor part to find bitter end before the Gate of Mordor.’ (chapter 10, page 150)

·         ‘Day was coming again in the world outside, and far beyond the glooms of Mordor the Sun was climbing over the eastern rim of Middle-earth; but here all was still dark as night.’ (book 6, chapter 2, page 184)

Cirith Ungol, Morgul

A fortress on the far side of Mordor

-          Quotation  : ‘and eastwards from Osgiliath and the road to Minas Morgul.’ (book 5, chapter 10, page 149)

-          Quotation : ‘........ looking to his left, he could see the Tower of Cirith Ungol in all its strenght’ (book 6, chapterr 1, page 164)

Mount Doom

This is where the Ring of Power was forged and is, therefore, the only place where it can be destroyed.

Quotation : ”.......... labour Sam beheld Mount Doom, and the light of it, cut off by the high screen......” (book 6, chapter 1, page 161)

 Time

In the morning

-          Quotation  : ‘So Gandalf and Peregrin rode to the Great Gate of the Men of Gondor at the rising of the sun. (book 5, chapter 1, page 5).

-          Quotation  : ‘‘ and the warm sun, Frodo walked in the glades of Ithilien.’ (book 5, chapter 1, page 7)

In the night

-          Quotation : ‘.... shall fall. Night comes. The very warmth of my blood....’ (book 5, chapter 1, page 22)

-          Quotation : ‘...... they were riding swiftly through the night.’ (book 5, chapter 2, page 29)

In the evening

Quotation : ‘they rode in file, and evening came on and a deep blue dusk...’ (book 5, chapter 2, page 45)

v  Subject Matter

Loyalty and Sacrifice

v  Theme

The Victory needs Loyalty and Sacrifice

v  Reason

Loyalty and sacrifice are the important part in war situation. With loyalty and sacrifice make our strenght is stronger. In this novel, the loyalty showed by Sam when he and Frodo are in journey through to the Mordor. While Frodo ans Sam are in the journey to the mordor Aragorn decides to make a suicidal bid for Frodo by taking the armies of Rohan and Gondor to the Mordor. And for sacrifice showed by Frodo, he is the Ringbearer, makes a huge sacrifice in saving the ring from evil.