1. Lord of the Ring The Return of the King BOOK 5

2. The Return of the King – Book 5 Plot Summary ä Gandalf, Pippin, Denethor, Gondor ä Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Paths of the Dead ä Merry, Theoden, Eowyn, Ride of Rohirrim ä Seige of Gondor

3. The Return of the King – Book 5 New Characters DurnhelmDenethor

4. The Return of the King – Book 5 Aragorn, the King ä King ä Military leader ä Healer ä King ä Military leader

5. The Return of the King – Book 5 Eowyn ä Icemaiden (hopeful because ice will melt) ä Seeks death, glory in battle ä Needs to reaffirm herself ä Immature – sees things in extremes ä Wants Aragorn, best man vs. Wormtongue, worst ä In decadent Rohen, sees self as nursemaid

6. The Return of the King – Book 5 Monsters and other Creatures ä Lord of the Nazgul

7. The Return of the King – Book 5 Important Objects ä Athelas – hands of a king are the hands of a healer ä Atrocities of Siege of Gondor

8. The Return of the King – Book 5 Settings Gondor Paths of the Dead Battle Field

9. The Return of the King – Book 5 Themes ä Heroism especially in the face of Doom/death ä Predictions ä Despair, Suicide ä Healing ä Physical ä Psychological

10. The Return of the King – Book 5 Themes ä Prophecies fulfilled ä Paths of the Dead ä Killing Lord of Nazgul ä Eomer and Aragorn meet again ä Hands of a healer ä Battle as way of seeking death ä Theoden, Eowyn

11. The Return of the King – Book 5 Parallels ä Stewards ä Good: Gandalf, Faramir ä Bad: Denethor, Saruman, Grima, Lotho ä Death ä Good death for Theoden ä Suicide for Denethor ä Despair: Boromir lost, Faramir thought lost, no Ring ä Corrupted by Sauron ä Paths of the Dead thought to be suicide for Aragorn

12. The Return of the King – Book 5 Parallels ä Books 4 and 6 ä Wasteland world ä Little action, mostly psychological characterization ä Man against nature, landscape ä Books 3 and 5 ä Green world ä Action filled, mostly significant actions, like battles ä Man against other beings