would be the dragon Smaug from J.R.R. Tolkein’s ‘The Hobbit’: There he lay‚ a vast red-golden dragon‚ fast asleep; thrumming came from his jaws and nostrils‚ and wisps of smoke‚ but his fires were low in slumber. Beneath him‚ under all his limbs and his huge coiled tail‚ and about him on all sides stretching away across the unseen floors‚ lay countless piles of precious things‚ gold wrought and unwrought‚ gems and jewels‚ and silver red-stained in the ruddy light. Smaug lay‚ with wings folded
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introduced and with their introduction comes song.The dwarves are adventurous creatures or at least that is what their song implies. Their song is one of a great dragon named Smaug. Their song is long and serious and that shows that the tone of the song is more somber than cheerful. The song speaks of retaking lost treasure from Smaug and uses somewhat common words but there is intricate figurative language within the song. The length and structure of their song is very important to convey their feelings
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Most of Bilbo’s shots in frame are shot from a high angle‚ distant from him‚ while most of Smaug is shot from a low angle‚ and usually up-close. Both films seem to share many similarities in terms of how the shots were handled by the cinematographer‚ especially in the sense of dealing with fantasy movies‚ with regards to The Hunger Games being
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advantage because Gollum couldn’t see him‚ therefore Bilbo got away successfully. The ring played a very important role throughout the journey; without the ring ‚ Bilbo couldn’t be possibly do a lot of tasks‚ like running away from Gollum or talking to Smaug without being seen‚ or rescuing the dwarves from the
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take a golden cup. He then rushes back up to the dwarves‚ who marvel over the cup. When Smaug awakens‚ he is enraged to discover that the cup is missing. The dwarves and Bilbo huddle inside the secret passage. After a while‚ Smaug returns and falls asleep. The hobbit goes in again to check if Smaug is asleep but the dragon is awake and is waiting for him. Although he cannot see Bilbo because of the ring‚ Smaug smells the hobbit. The hobbit tells the dwarves that he has seen a whole in Smaug’s skin
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unharmed by troubles elsewhere in the world. During the course of the book‚ the setting changes‚ moving east across the Misty Mountains and through the great forest of Mirkwood to the area around the Lonely Mountain‚ which includes the Desolation of Smaug‚ Lake-town‚ and the ruins of the town of Dale to face the devastating dragon. As the protagonist and his dwarf companions and Gandalf travel into lands "where people spoke strangely‚ and sung songs Bilbo had never heard before". And as they go farther
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his own self-interest. Another example of his increasing bravery when the elves imprison the dwarves‚ and he uses his intelligence to construct a plan for their escape! My favourite examples of his intellect and courage are when he talks to Smaug and uses flattery to trick him into showing his underbelly; and when he talks to Gollum‚ further showing his skills by using riddles to buy time. Bilbo is always loyal to the group‚ and his heart leads him to do the
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greed and selflessness exhibited by Smaug‚ Thorin‚ and Bilbo‚ it becomes apparent that the what each character valued as important was one of the true driving forces behind their actions throughout the novel. The dragon Smaug is the true epitome of greed. Its conquering of the Lonely Mountain had the sole purpose to collect treasure. It has absolutely no use for the treasure that used to better the lives of people such as those who live in Lake Town. Smaug symbolizes the true extent of what happens
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only a few mentioned that let us explore fantasy in a new and dangerous way. Thorin Oakenshield’s grandfather was in the posses of a great treasure placed in the Lonely Mountain‚ which was then taken over and is now guarded by the malicious dragon Smaug. In order to reclaim his treasure‚ which is in Thorin’s belonging‚ he is in need of a very interesting company; Gandalf the wizard‚ twelve dwarves and a burglar-hobbit‚ Bilbo. Thror‚ Thorin’s grandfather had made a map of the mountain that would
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English Essay The Concept of ‘Journeys’ has been employed by the authors as a method of Character Transformation. This allows the audience to connect with the characters and therefore experience this change. Michael Gow’s Play ‘Away’‚ ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ Directed by Phillip Noyce and ‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R Tolkien are all examples of texts that are transformative in nature and show transformations in the Protagonist. The nature of these transformations includes Spiritual and Physical transformations
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