Is Gollum a bad guy in Lord of the Rings?

Type of Villain Gollum, originally known as Sméagol or Trahald, is a creature of Hobbit origin and a major antagonist in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth legendarium. Gollum is one of the two secondary antagonists in the novel The Lord of the Rings (alongside Saruman), and a minor antagonist in the novel, The Hobbit.

Is Frodo in love with Samwise?

Sam and Frodo love each other fully deeply and with as much commitment that any bond described. Sam even admits it one night to Frodo while watching him sleep. We can’t forget that Sam goes off and marries and has children.

Why does Sam leave Frodo?

When Shelob stung Frodo, Sam drove her off. When a band of orcs approached, Sam was forced to leave the apparently dead Frodo and take the Ring himself, and briefly became the Ring-bearer.

Who betrayed Frodo?

Boromir
Boromir betrays Frodo in The Fellowship of the Ring.

Why is Gollum so afraid of Sam and Frodo?

If Frodo or Sam was entirely by himself, the temptation to slit a Hobbit’s throat would be great; but Gollum senses that Frodo and Sam are protecting each other; that it’s going to be hard to get both of them. And so Gollum has allegiance, almost love, for Frodo; at the same time, he fears Sam. It’s an effective combination, at least for a while.

Why did Gollum reject his last chance to redeem Samwise?

Good Smeagol and bad Gollum were genuinely fighting over what should be done with Frodo and Sam. And in the end, just outside of Shelob’s Lair, it was Gollum’s jealousy of Samwise that led him to reject his last chance for redemption.

Would Smeagol have betrayed Frodo and the ring?

Gollum/Smeagol, would at some point have betrayed Frodo and the Ring. He was driven mad by lust for the Ring. Had he not betrayed them in the Pass of Cirith Ungol, he could have betrayed the Hobbits at any point with much more disastrous results.

How did Gandalf know what would happen to Gollum?

Gandalf did not “know” as in exactly what would happen, but he knew that Gollum would be a part of the Quest before the end and he wanted Frodo to be awa Gollum/Smeagol, would at some point have betrayed Frodo and the Ring. He was driven mad by lust for the Ring.