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of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien  Three-Act Plot Analysis   Act I
Frodo Baggins is a prosperous Hobbit in the peaceful, pleasant
land of the Shire (though his neighbors think he's kind of odd).
He inherits a golden ring from his uncle, Bilbo Baggins, the
famous Hobbit adventurer. How could inheriting a gold ring be a
bad thing? When it is the Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron,
who will stop at nothing to get it back. Frodo has to leave the
Shire fast, accompanied by his gardener, Sam, and his cousins,
Merry and Pippin. The four Hobbits do their best to cross the
wilderness with the help of their new friend and companion,
Aragorn, but they still run into trouble: Frodo is stabbed by
the Lord of Sauron's worst servants, the Ringwraiths, and almost
dies before making it to the Elf stronghold of Rivendell with
the Ring. In Act I of the novel, Frodo is demonstrating two of
his traits: (1) he doesn't necessarily have an instinct for
adventure, and he ma