lord of the rings and first midsummer blog

I especially enjoyed the council of Elrond chapter in lord of the rings because it gave alot of backround information and answered alot of questions I had. One big mystery I had was regarding Gandalf and why he was so long delayed in meeting Frodo. I did see the movie and knew about Saurumon turning to the dark side but the book explained it in so much more detail which made it so much better. I also enjoyed the chapter because it introduced all the characters I remembered from the movie which got me excited to read further. I also did not quite have an understanding of Arogorn and what he was to be king over, but after reaeding this chapter I further understand. I remember reading midsummer in middle school but have completely forgotten the story. So far in after reading act 1 I've enjoyed it I noticed how the characters of Hermia and Lysander resemble Romeo and Juliet and it really show how things were back then. Hermia really wants to marry Lysander but her father wants her to marry Demetrius and even though Lysander may be in many regards better then Demetrius, it is still to the say of the father. It seems very bold of Hermia and Lysander to run away together so I look forward to seeing what happens there.