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Galadriel, the White Lady, Sorceress of the Golden Wood, Lady of Lorien. ... The passage builds up Galadriel’s character as a mysterious being of concealed power and influence. ...
Galadriel is characterized as a being of concealed power, although we do not expect this. ... For this reason, it is surprising to learn that Galadriel is actually concealing an immense power, being an ancient Noldorian princess who is “Tall and white and fair ”. ... In the same way that Galadriel is an unlikely superpower, so is Gandalf. ... Gandalf also has in common with Galadriel the keeping of a ring of power, Narya the Great, the fire ring. ...
Galadriel is shown as being resistant to the powers of evil. ...
Galadriel’s ring, Nenya the Adamant, is a symbol of her resilience. ... Naming the ring Adamant is a good reflection on its ability to empower Galadriel to resist evil within her domain, and her unyielding resolution.
While being wise, powerful, and resilient to evil, Galadriel is characterized as an outwardly passive character in this passage and throughout the book, while actually being very influential behind the scenes. ...
Initially, Galadriel appears to be passive and non-effectual. ... As mentioned earlier, Galadriel has power to keep her domain secure, but does it by hiding, not by defeating the enemy. ... Regardless of whether Galadriel foresaw the need for light, the phial helped Frodo escape from Shelob’s lair “slowly he held aloft the Phial of Galadriel…No brightness so deadly had ever afflicted them before…and the eyes [of Shelob] began to quail. ...
An example of Galadriel influencing events through other people is when she commands Gwaihir the Windlord to rescue Gandalf after his battle with the Balrog. Who knows if events would have turned out differently had Galadriel not instructed Gwaihir to rescue Galdalf, “I was alone, forgotten, without escape upon the hard horn of the world .
Approximate Word count = 1416
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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