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The Hobbit
Bilbo gives the Arkenstone of Thrain, 'the Heart of the Mountain', to Bard to aid him in his bargaining with Thorin. Bilbo recognizes the importance of the jewel, telling Bard that "it is also the...
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The Hobbit
Hobbits live in luxurious underground houses called hobbit-holes. Hobbits live in The Shire. Bilbo lives in Hobbiton, although there are other nearby towns. The Shire is rural and composed mostly...
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The Hobbit
The grey wizard Gandalf is one of the best known and most beloved characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's novels, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The narrator introduces him as an adventurous...
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The Hobbit
Bilbo flatters Smaug the dragon, tricking him into rolling over so he can see the weak spot on his belly. In chapter 12, “Inside Information,” Bilbo tricks Smaug into showing his weak belly....
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The Hobbit
The Hobbit is an adventure story involving Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit, Gandalf, a wizard and several other creatures including dwarves, elves, and a dragon. This book is the precursor and...
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The Hobbit
The greatest development in Bilbo in the first eight chapters of The Hobbit is the emergence of Bilbo's self-confidence in his own abilities. He begins to see himself, not just as an ordinary...
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The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit. That means that he approximately three feet tall. He does not have a beard. he does have brown hair. He is fairly stout, especially before the start of his journey,...
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The Hobbit
Arguably, Bilbo shows courage just by deciding to go on the quest in the first place. In Tolkien's mythos, hobbits are the everyman figures; they're homebodies who appreciate the good things in...
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Epithets are similar to nicknames; they are alternate titles for something or someone which describe some specific quality or characteristic. Bilbo uses epithets to describe himself because he...
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One of Bilbo’s strengths in handling conflicts is that he is adaptable. One of his weaknesses is that he is stubborn. Bilbo is one clever hobbit. The fact that he is able to adapt to new...
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The Hobbit
Bilbo names his sword "Sting", after he uses it to kill the giant spider. He does this by himself in Mirkwood, and in doing so frees himself and his friends from the spider. This leaves him feeling...
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A hero also embodies a set of values to be upheld. Bilbo is timid and is a follower, but is also humble and true to his firends, and tries always to do the right thing - even when it might be...
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The Hobbit
Beorn provides lodging to the company of dwarves, Bilbo, and Gandalf on their way to the Lonely Mountain. Beorn knows that their next route will take them through the dark forest of Mirkwood, so...
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The Hobbit
I would think the major moral lesson that can be learnt through this great story is through the character of Bilbo Baggins and his slow transformation from a bumbling individual who seems to be...
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As in most ancient feuds, both sides believe that they are in the right and that the opposing side is the instigator of the feud. The dwarves and elves are no exception to the rule. Their feud...
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The Hobbit
There are actually two distinct episodes where Bilbo saves the dwarves, if you put aside his "saving" of the whole tale at the end when he takes the Arkenstone to stop war. I will talk about...
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The Hobbit
Elrond Peredhil is the elven Lord of Rivendell, the keeper of the Last Homely House. He first appears in Chapter Three, "A Short Rest:" "In those days of our tale there were still some people who...
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The Hobbit
The dwarves were captured by the wood-elves in Mirkwood shortly after Bilbo had rescued them from the spiders. Bilbo was not captured at the time because he was wearing the magic ring he won from...
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The Hobbit
In chapter fifteen, "The Gathering of the Clouds," Bilbo and the dwarves wonder what has been happening and where is Smaug. They had kept watch all night long and in the morning, Bilbo notices...
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The Hobbit
Bilbo has courage, ingenuity, and a good heart—he also has a magic ring that turns him invisible. When the book begins, Bilbo does not appear to have many special skills. In fact, when Gandalf...
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This section of the novel occurs in Chapter 15, when Roac brings Thorin news of Smaug's death but also the armies of the men and elves that are coming to claim the treasure. Roac advises making...
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The Hobbit
In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Gandalf plays a prominent role as a wizard. He, like other wizards, has magical powers. Sometimes he uses a wand. He is full of wisdom, and the others can learn a...
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The Hobbit
Bard does offer Bilbo a significant amount of treasure at the end of the adventure, saying to him, "I would reward you most richly of all." However, while Bilbo does not actually refuse all the...
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The Hobbit
This question can be answered in three different ways, all of which are true. First, one could say that Bilbo is motivated by Thorin's words at the entrance to the cave. Thorin spends a long time...
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The Hobbit
In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Gandalf the wizard recruits Bilbo Baggins to join the company of Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves in their quest to win back the Lonely Mountain and its...
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The Hobbit
Gandalf leaves Thorin and company at the edge of Mirkwood. All the dwarves and Bilbo are very upset and concerned about his imminent departure. Gandalf, however, will not be persuaded, telling...
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In the Hero’s Journey, the hero is an ordinary person who embarks on a journey of self-discovery to become a hero. In The Hobbit, Bilbo is a happy-go-lucky and somewhat hapless Hobbit who ends up...
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Throughout his journey, Bilbo moves beyond the safety of The Shire to the risk and vulnerability of the outside world. From a place of relative control over his environment, Bilbo discovers his...
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This is an interesting question. There are some that value wealth highly. After all, it is a treasure hunt. If you are asking the author’s view of material wealth, it seems to be that it does...
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Chapter 1 is titled “An Unexpected Party” because Bilbo was not expecting Gandalf or the dwarves. Gandalf stops by Bilbo when he is smoking. Bilbo is cheerful at first, and a little surprised to...
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The Hobbit
A good thesis is going to make an argument. That's the point of a thesis. It can't be a statement of fact, because then there is nothing for the paper to argue for and support. The thesis statement...
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The Hobbit
Bilbo is a hero in multiple ways in The Hobbit. He shows his heroism most in Mirkwood and the Lonely Mountain. First, Bilbo rescues his friends from the spiders in the forest. When his friends...
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Bilbo gets excited about Gandalf’s previous adventures, and Gandalf interprets that as Bilbo asking to take him on an adventure. Respectable hobbits do not go on adventures. The Shire frowns upon...
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The Hobbit
Gandalf basically keeps Beorn talking in order to put Beorn at ease. Through their conversation, he slowly introduces the dwarves, so as not to overwhelm Beorn... before Beorn knows it, he has...
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The Hobbit
In Capter seventeen of the novel 'The Hobbit' by J.R. R. Tolkien, Bard is promised Bilbo's cut of treasure by Thorin in return for handing over the Arkenstone.Thorin is the leader of the dwarves...
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The Hobbit
In The Hobbit, there are moon-letters on the map Thorin received from Gandalf, and those moon-letters are translated by Elrond when the company arrives in Rivendell: "Stand by the grey stone when...
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The Hobbit
Bilbo takes the Arkenstone from Smaug's hoard. In chapter 13, after Smaug has left the mountain and his treasure to terrorize the men of Lake-town, the dwarves and Bilbo are locked inside the...
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During the first half of The Hobbit, Bilbo is just along for the ride. It is not until Gandalf deliberately leaves the party to go through Mirkwood alone, that Bilbo is forced to take leadership....
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The Hobbit
In Chapter 9 of The Hobbit, Bilbo does show compassion toward the Wood-elves in one particular, small way. When he sneaks in to free the Dwarves from their cells, he manages to take the keys from...
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Beorn is a shape-shifter. A peaceful creature, he allows the band of adventurers to stay in his cabin. He helps turn the tide of the Battle of Five Armies when he appears and kills the goblin...
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The "dragon-spell" refers to the power Smaug has to hypnotize his enemies. Smaug's eyes have powerful hypnotic qualities, and be looking directly at someone, he can convince them to do...
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There's many different reasons behind Bilbo's theft. One has to do with the similarities between Tolkien's story and the epic poem Beowulf. Tolkien was an accomplished scholar and translator, and...
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Your question touches on a key point in the story and is another example of the heroic nature of Bilbo. We see when the company arrives at the mountain that Thorin in particular becomes obsessed...
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Thorin, the king of the dwarves, dies in The Hobbit as a result of his injuries in The Battle of Five Armies. Thorin was the king of the dwarves, and the leader of the company that included the...
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The Hobbit
In the book, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, one of the settings is a section north of Hobbiton, called Hobbiton Hill or simply The Hill, which is considered the most prestigious area in which to...
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The Hobbit
Gandalf leaves the company of the dwarves and Bilbo during chapter seven, just as they are about to enter Mirkwood. Gandalf gives them the excuse that he has pressing business to attend. Later,...
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Bilbo feels extremely unsettled at the thought of going on an adventure, for he had no time whatsoever to prepare for his journey. He wakes up late the morning he was supposed to meet the dwarves...
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There is a clear indication, after Balin arrives, when the narrator states of Bilbo that "He liked visitors." When Bilbo first encounters Gandalf, he invites him to sit down and smoke a pipe....
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He never believed Thorin. He was suspicious from the start, but he pretended to believe him because the people in Lake-town seemed to enjoy their company. He basically let his people make the...
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If Smaug's wealth functions as a symbol in the story, then it is tied directly to the symbolism of Smaug himself. and the two reflect each other. Smaug very clearly and explicitly represents greed;...
