Thanks for your thoughts, Anna. You are right that Sauron's ring had a corrupting power whereas the ring of Gyges just made you invisible.
I am not sure I agree about the societal differences. Gollum's grandmother seems at least as rich as the Shire gentry. I read the difference as more one of character than comfort, personally.
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Date: 2011-08-04 01:33 am (UTC)I am not sure I agree about the societal differences. Gollum's grandmother seems at least as rich as the Shire gentry. I read the difference as more one of character than comfort, personally.