Name______Date______Film & Lit. Mr. Corbo The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (Directed by Peter Jackson)

Cast of Characters:

Hobbits:

 Frodo Baggins, a well-to-do Hobbit from the Shire who inherits the One Ring from Bilbo. Frodo is responsible for destroying the Ring in the fire of Mount Doom.  Samwise Gamgee, accompanies Frodo on the quest to destroy the Ring.  Meriadoc Brandybuck, or Merry, Frodo's cousin and companion in the Fellowship.  Peregrin Took, Pip or Pippin, Frodo's cousin and companion in the Fellowship.  Gollum, a creature of Hobbit origin who formerly possessed the One Ring, which caused him to turn almost wholly evil and also gave him unnaturally long life.

Wizards:

 Gandalf, a Wizard who aids Frodo.  Saruman, a corrupted Wizard who seeks the One Ring for himself.  Sauron, the Dark Lord and titular Lord of the Rings, a fallen sorcerer who helped the Elves forge the Rings of Power long ago. He forged the One Ring in secret to control all the other Rings of Power.

Men:

 Aragorn (Stryder), heir of Isildur and rightful king of Arnor and Gondor.  Boromir, the favoured son of Denethor, ruling steward of Gondor.  The Nazgûl or Ringwraiths, nine servants of Sauron. Men of old, they were enslaved to the One Ring through the Rings of Power.  The Witch-king of Angmar, the Lord of the Nazgûl, and Sauron's most powerful servant, who commands Sauron's army.

Elves:

 Legolas, the Elven prince who aids Frodo and the Fellowship. Son of King Thranduil, King of the Elves of Mirkwood.  Arwen, a half-elven, the youngest child of Elrond and Celebrían.  Elrond, Lord of Rivendell, one of the mighty rulers of old that remained in Middle- earth.  Galadriel, the mightiest and fairest of all the Elves that remained in Middle-Earth. Gives Frodo the gift of Light.

Dwarves:

 Gimli, son of Glóin, the Dwarf representative in the Fellowship.