The Return of the King
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Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Book 5, Chapter 1  Book 5, Chapter 2  Book 5, Chapter 3 Book 5, Chapter 4 Book 5, Chapter 5 Book 5, Chapter 6 Book 5, Chapter 7 Book 5, Chapter 8 Book 5, Chapter 9 Book 5, Chapter 10 Book 6, Chapter 1 Book 6, Chapter 2 Book 6, Chapter 3 Book 6, Chapter 4 Book 6, Chapter 5 Book 6, Chapter 6 Book 6, Chapter 7 Book 6, Chapter 8 Book 6, Chapter 9
Themes
All Themes Hope vs. Despair Expectation vs. Ability Loyalty, Love, and Sacrifice Power, Wisdom, and Mercy War, Greed, and Nature
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Characters
All Characters Frodo Baggins Samwise Gamgee (Sam) Aragorn/Strider Gandalf Sauron Peregrin Took (Pippin) Meriadoc Brandybuck (Merry) Gollum Faramir Denethor Théoden Éowyn/Dernhelm Éomer Legolas Gimli Lord of the Nazgûl Prince Imrahil Beregond Saruman/Sharkey Galadriel Elrond Bilbo Baggins Halbarad Dúnadan Boromir Ghân-buri-Ghân The Mouth of Sauron The Chief/Lotho Sackville-Baggins Ioreth Bergil Butterbur Elrohir Rosie Cotton Farmer Cotton Shadowfax Shagrat Snaga Tree-beard The Mayor of Hobbiton Lobelia Sackville-Baggins Robin Smallburrow Bill Hirgon
Symbols
All Symbols The Ring The Shadow The Seeing Stones The White Tree
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Alliteration Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Pathos Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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The Return of the King
by J. R. R. Tolkien
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