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I am sorry that I have brought this upon you, my boy. And I'm sorry that you must bear this burden. I'm sorry for everything.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The gentlest moment in the film and one of its darkest: the Ring's hold on a good old hobbit, and Bilbo's honest horror at what he has handed down. It is the last time they speak before the Fellowship leaves, and it shows Frodo what the Ring does to even a decent person. Fans quote it for the ache of passing a burden you cannot carry to someone you love.
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In context
Spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingShow the scene
In Frodo's bedroom in Rivendell, at dawn on the day the Fellowship sets out, Bilbo gives his nephew his sword Sting and a shirt of mithril. Then, entranced, he asks to hold the Ring one last time. A shadow passes over him and for a split second he looks like a wrinkled, hungry creature; Frodo pulls away. Bilbo recovers, slumps into a chair with his head in his hands and, with tears in his eyes, apologises for what he has brought on Frodo. Frodo moves to comfort him.
Sources (1)
- IMSDB: Fellowship of the Ring screenplay (draft)Frodo's bedroom, Rivendell, dawnReference checked
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