If she was just making a point, there's no test to pass. This question may arise if someone wonders why, if she was tempted then, she would not have been tempted as soon as Frodo came within her reach.
I would answer that by saying that, while she was never tempted to take it by force, which would break Frodo's mind and betray the entire enterprise, the situation markedly changes when he truly, freely offers to give it to her.
Then she does see it as feasible to claim the ring, and it is a test she passes when she refuses. The temptation and her refusal was genuine. In addition to excellent Darth Melkor 's answer, consider the passage itself:. I read that shrunken applying not only to her terrible and worshipful state, but also to her previous prideful self. She now looks rather more simple and approachable than when she was sitting with Celeborn:.
On two chairs beneath the bole of the tree and canopied by a living bough there sat, side by side, Celeborn and Galadriel. Galadriel took part in the march across the deadly Grinding Ice with the other Noldor who were abandoned by Feanor, but did not return to Valinor.
She did this, at least in part, because she desired lordship, to rule a realm according to her own liking. Take note that she was co-ruler of Lorien, and part of senior leadership, if not a co-ruler of of Eregion Hollin at the time of the forging of the Three.
Maybe Celebrimbor had it, but I can't place the event, if it occurred. My take is that she was its keeper from the beginning, which would put in in the ruler class of elves. Even if I'm not recalling that correctly, of the secondary keepers, only Gandalf was not a ruler. The offer of the One would have been a real temptation, the pinnacle of her reason for going to and staying in Middle-Earth, rather than returning to Valinor. By rejecting the Ring, she finally gives up on her ambitions, accepts that her power will diminish, and that she will return to Valinor as an elf, not an elf-lord.
By extension, she humbles herself to the rule of the Valar. In short, she gives up on the ambition that she held onto for all of the Third Age and most of the Second Age. She risked death in her pursuit of her ambition, and in more ways than one. Abandoning one's life-ambition after such a long time, even by elven standards, is a choice of considerable impact, not least because the fulfillment of her ambition was not only in her grasp, but freely offered, as well.
Realizing you cannot fulfill an ambition is not as big a deal as giving it up, when you are on the verge of achieving it. That's about as serious a test as I can imagine. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. When Frodo offers her the ring, is Galadriel really tempted, or just making a point? Ask Question. Asked 6 years, 7 months ago.
Active 4 years, 6 months ago. Viewed 40k times. Improve this question. Community Bot 1. This scene really bothered me when I saw the movie. When I read the book, I got the sense that the temptation was a grave matter, but that Galadriel was always in possession of herself.
In the movie she seemed almost out of control, and not simply relieved but even half-surprised when she says the words "I pass the test.
They shouldn't have "turned it up to eleven. I liked that scene. And yes, I have read the books. Mario I dunno. The exclamation points all over the place seem to suggest shouting or excitement, and the words themselves are pretty dramatic. Put in the context of the other temptation scenes, Frodo's failure at the Cracks of Doom reveals that the danger of the Ring is not limited to its use. Wielding power — especially the immense power of the Ring — can corrupt even the most wise and well-intentioned.
The more subtle danger of the Ring, however, is its ability to prey on the desires of those who are powerless. Even more than its use, the eagerness to acquire power can destroy. Next Quiz. Removing book from your Reading List will also remove any bookmarked pages associated with this title. Are you sure you want to remove bookConfirmation and any corresponding bookmarks? My Preferences My Reading List.
The Lord of the Rings J. Critical Essays The Temptation of the Ring. Adam Bede has been added to your Reading List! She did, so she passed the test, proving that she was worthy of forgiveness from the Valar , and allowing her to sail west to Valinor. Click to expand Perhaps 'the test' simply ment the everongoing struggle between good and evil. The Point is, that it's hard to tell the difference. So when Galadriel refused the ring , she did it because she was wise enough to understand what the ring was all about you know - suffering, death, horrible stuff.
So it was like an exam. And she passed it and realised that there's absolutely nothing else to do in Middle-Earth. So she left Rangerdave He's Back! Originally posted by tasar Perhaps 'the test' simply ment the everongoing struggle between good and evil. Thanks to all Thanks to all who answered me about galadriel and the test.
Theoden Ruler of Rohan. Gil-Galad in love. Well, Galadriel wasn't allowed to go back in Valinor. The other version which I have read in UT says that she was too proud to go back in Valinor.
But in that case the first version is what is important. The test is whether she will take the ring. She manages to pass this test and later is allowed to back in Valinor with the last ships. Niniel Random Quoter. The UT says that the whole story about Galadriel is quite complicated; apparently Tolkien wanted to change all kinds of things in the story, but never got around to it.
But it does say that Galadriel was allowed at the end of the First Age to return to Valinor , but that she refused; either because she was too proud, or because she still wanted a realm for herself which she couldn't get there. Ithrynluin seeker of solace. Originally posted by Niniel either because she was too proud, or because she still wanted a realm for herself which she couldn't get there.
Or rather, since Sauron had as yet no single name, and his operations had not been perceived to proceed from a single evil spirit, prime servant of Melkor , she perceived that there was an evil controlling purpose abroad in the world, and that it seemed to proceed from a source further to the East, beyond Eriador and the Misty Mountains. For love of Celeborn, who would not leave Middle-earth and probably with some pride of her own, for she had been one of those eager to adventure there , she did not go West at the Downfall of Melkor, but crossed Ered Lindon with Celeborn and came into Eriador.
Lantarion no house. Great quotes, ithryn ; even though there must be at least three different versions of the History of Galadriel and Celeborn.. Beleg Fading. It would have been helpful to read that. Sadly I cant find a link.
Here it is, Beleg: Galadriel's love for her brother. One of my personal favourites. Arvedui Stargazer. When I read through this thread, a passage from HoME 12 - The Peoples of Middle-earth came to my mind: So it came to pass that when the light of Valinor failed, for ever as the Noldor thought, she joined the rebellion against the Valar who commanded them to stay; and once she had set foot upon that road of exile, she would not relent, but rejected the last message of the Valar, and came under the Doom of Mandos.
Pride still moved her when, at the end of the Elder Days after the final overthrow of Morgoth , she refused the pardon of the Valar for all who had fought against him, and remained in Middle-earth. It was not until two long ages more had passed, when at last all that she had desired in her youth came to her hand, the Ring of Power and the dominion of Middle-earth of which she had dreamed, that her wisdom was full grown and she rejected it, and passing the last test departed from Middle-earth for ever.
How is it that Galadriel can How is it that Galadriel can go back to Valinor? In the Curse of Mandos towards all those that left Aman it was said that none may ever come back, and that they should all reciede into shadows if they are not slain, and soon enough they would end up in the Halls of Mandos.
But at the end of the third age Galadriel goes back to Valinor, how? How is she allowed to?
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