09-25-2008, 12:01 AM | #1 |
Sapling
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Romance in middle earth
were there any good romantic speeches throughout any of the books. i was hoping to find one to do as a monologue in an acting class. thanks!
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09-25-2008, 02:58 AM | #2 |
Deus Ex Machina
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Try Beren's farewell from the Lay of Leithien. You can find that poem in Lays of Beleriand. It's probably also been posted online since it's a very quotable bit.
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09-25-2008, 03:33 AM | #3 |
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Andreth and Finrod have a tragic romantic dialogue (concerning others, of course) at the end of Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth in HoME X.
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09-27-2008, 11:20 PM | #4 | |
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It's not romantic, but I've always liked Fingolfin's defiance:
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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09-27-2008, 11:22 PM | #5 |
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Hey, how 'bout Bombadil's tribute to Goldberry?
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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