The way I understand it is, Miriel could have recovered. Maybe not quickly, but why choose to remain dead forever?
Imagine someone involved in a terrible accident, their organs damaged and much blood lost, their brain injured and their neck broken. Now, imagine standing beside their hospital bed and saying, "Just get up, damn it!"
It seems to me that the situation was more like "I can help you recover." and the injured says "No, that's okay, I'd rather it be this way." It doesn't seem like she tried to recover at all.
I don't see it as a one-or-the-other scenario. She gave him life, but I'm not sure I agree that she gave her life for him.
And why would she say "Hold me blameless"?? That seems a bit like saying "I didn't do it!" when someone calls on you before you know what it is they want. Why not "I'm sorry", "Forgive me"...
Perhaps Finwe was wrong to remarry, but had he not, things may have just turned out worse. His remarriage did not impact the release of Morgoth and I say that the silmarils would still have been created and eventually stolen. Finwe would have been murdered, Feanor would swear on revenge, yet how many would follow him? Perhaps more, perhaps less. And who would bring help out of Valinor? Earendil would never have been born, and the Valar would have perhaps sat around in Aman waiting for the peoples of Arda to beg at their feet for help. But we also know that no one could get to Aman, thanks to the Valar's enchantments. So, the peoples of Arda would most likely have eventually been overcome by Morgoth, while the Valar waited, and eventually would say "But you never asked us for help!" /tangent>
I don't really blame Indis or Nerdanel.
Male characters, such as Finwë, who seek love and happiness--even against the traditions of his culture or the wishes of his only son--are not likewise scathed.
If Indis is not expected to abandon love for Finwe just on account of one person - Feanor - should Finwe really be expected to do just that? If you faced the rest of your eternal life alone, wouldn't you want to have some comfort? Yes, he had Feanor, but for how long? Come 50 years, that kid's gonna be gone like gov't cash, married and living in his own house, with his own family. Then Finwe would be alone in his palace, filling out papers and being generally depressed, I would imagine.
And...I just had a dinner break so I totally lost my train of thought...Oops!
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Imagine someone involved in a terrible accident, their organs damaged and much blood lost, their brain injured and their neck broken. Now, imagine standing beside their hospital bed and saying, "Just get up, damn it!"
It seems to me that the situation was more like "I can help you recover." and the injured says "No, that's okay, I'd rather it be this way." It doesn't seem like she tried to recover at all.
I don't see it as a one-or-the-other scenario. She gave him life, but I'm not sure I agree that she gave her life for him.
And why would she say "Hold me blameless"?? That seems a bit like saying "I didn't do it!" when someone calls on you before you know what it is they want. Why not "I'm sorry", "Forgive me"...
Perhaps Finwe was wrong to remarry, but had he not, things may have just turned out worse. His remarriage did not impact the release of Morgoth and I say that the silmarils would still have been created and eventually stolen. Finwe would have been murdered, Feanor would swear on revenge, yet how many would follow him? Perhaps more, perhaps less. And who would bring help out of Valinor? Earendil would never have been born, and the Valar would have perhaps sat around in Aman waiting for the peoples of Arda to beg at their feet for help. But we also know that no one could get to Aman, thanks to the Valar's enchantments. So, the peoples of Arda would most likely have eventually been overcome by Morgoth, while the Valar waited, and eventually would say "But you never asked us for help!" /tangent>
I don't really blame Indis or Nerdanel.
Male characters, such as Finwë, who seek love and happiness--even against the traditions of his culture or the wishes of his only son--are not likewise scathed.
If Indis is not expected to abandon love for Finwe just on account of one person - Feanor - should Finwe really be expected to do just that? If you faced the rest of your eternal life alone, wouldn't you want to have some comfort? Yes, he had Feanor, but for how long? Come 50 years, that kid's gonna be gone like gov't cash, married and living in his own house, with his own family. Then Finwe would be alone in his palace, filling out papers and being generally depressed, I would imagine.
And...I just had a dinner break so I totally lost my train of thought...Oops!