Was Melkor a villain, or misunderstood antihero?

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Was Melkor a villain, or misunderstood antihero? 2016-02-02 03:15:52 Post No. 7651007
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Was Melkor a villain, or misunderstood antihero? Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:15:52 Post No. 7651007 [Report]

For Tolkien fans of /lit/, we know Melkor/Morgoth as Middle-earth's God of Evil, strongest of the Valar who rebelled against them to establish his own form of order over Arda.

Was he truly an evil villain and worthy (or unworthy) of being "Tolkien's Satan", or was he in the right to rebel against what he saw as absolute Valarian authority? Was he a free-thinker or a monster?

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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:18:26 Post No.7651020
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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:18:26 Post No.7651020 [Report]

Monster.

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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:23:54 Post No.7651031
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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:23:54 Post No.7651031 [Report]

>>7651007
What redeeming qualities could he possibly have

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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:31:51 Post No.7651044
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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:31:51 Post No.7651044 [Report]

>>7651031
I can get with his idea (at least what was implied) that Eru's perfect idea of the world felt too sterile and that he could do better with all of his power.

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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:36:03 Post No.7651050
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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:36:03 Post No.7651050 [Report]

Considering that Tolkien was a Catholic and that his world was meant as some sort of parallel to his belief I think it's safe to say that he was evil.

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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:38:16 Post No.7651054
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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:38:16 Post No.7651054 [Report]

>>7651044
that's just projecting a completely different set of views/beliefs/perspectives unto the work to try to find something that's not there

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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:56:45 Post No.7651101
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Anonymous 2016-02-02 03:56:45 Post No.7651101 [Report]

>>7651007
He's two for two so far but how is his sense of humor?

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Anonymous 2016-02-02 18:01:09 Post No.7652825
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Anonymous 2016-02-02 18:01:09 Post No.7652825 [Report]

>>7651007
He is inherently chaotic but only developed "evilness" later. Eru created him specifically to "stir the pot" and make things interesting. Otherwise, there'd be no story, and Eru was a storyteller.

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Anonymous 2016-02-02 18:13:27 Post No.7652869
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Anonymous 2016-02-02 18:13:27 Post No.7652869 [Report]

There are no villains.
Only order and chaos and their representatives