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Modern Day Epic
One of the most popular contemporary epics is the Lord of the Rings series, originally the three volumes: The Fellowship of the Rings, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. Lord of the Rings can be considered an epic because first of all, the novels are so long. The novels, all together, exceed over 1,100 pages, which is a typical characteristic of an epic.
Furthermore, the subject of the series is very serious: Frodo, the hobbit, among with his fellowship, risk their lives to destroy the ring of Sauron, the Dark Lord, who looks to control all of Middle Earth. The quest Frodo undergoes, to destroy the ring categorizes it as a modern day epic, because the novels are saturated with many heroic deeds. For example, in the first novel, when Frodo's uncle, Bilbo, can no longer take ownership and responsibility of the ring, because it is too tempting and powerful, Frodo agrees to take hold of it, though he is aware what dangers come by association. At the end of the Fellowship of the Rings, Frodo realizes that he must separate from the group, in order to keep everyone else safe, and to prevent the self-destruction of each other member of the fellowship. The many heroic deeds Frodo, and even other members of the fellowship, are characteristics that compose the epic.
Epic poetry is comprised of one single combat, and in the Lord of the Rings, though there are many, small battles, in the second novel, The Two Towers, there is by far, the most notable battle. The battle is the focus of almost the entire second half of the movie, between the Uruk-hai and King Theoden's force.
Furthermore, the subject of the series is very serious: Frodo, the hobbit, among with his fellowship, risk their lives to destroy the ring of Sauron, the Dark Lord, who looks to control all of Middle Earth. The quest Frodo undergoes, to destroy the ring categorizes it as a modern day epic, because the novels are saturated with many heroic deeds. For example, in the first novel, when Frodo's uncle, Bilbo, can no longer take ownership and responsibility of the ring, because it is too tempting and powerful, Frodo agrees to take hold of it, though he is aware what dangers come by association. At the end of the Fellowship of the Rings, Frodo realizes that he must separate from the group, in order to keep everyone else safe, and to prevent the self-destruction of each other member of the fellowship. The many heroic deeds Frodo, and even other members of the fellowship, are characteristics that compose the epic.
Epic poetry is comprised of one single combat, and in the Lord of the Rings, though there are many, small battles, in the second novel, The Two Towers, there is by far, the most notable battle. The battle is the focus of almost the entire second half of the movie, between the Uruk-hai and King Theoden's force.
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