On this episode of "book samfro scenes that you probably don't know if you haven't read the books and that you absolutely MUST know" I present you the a bunch of Sam mourning Frodo scenes in Cirith Ungol. The whole sequence is roughly full A4 pages long, from PJ adapted only three lines, and even that not fully. Tolkien spent multiple years and dozens of draft for this particular moments and borderline neither made it to tye adaptation. All the cut material is absolutely insane and I have an honour to present it to you through a simple bulletpoint.
Things that you might have not know about Sam morning Frodo sequences because PJ didn't adapt the it:
Sam calling Frodo "my dear master" and "me dear, me dear" repeatedly, as well as saying "it's your Sam calling" in his famous don't go where I can't follow monologue.
Him checking Frodo's breathing and trying to warm up his feet and hands, up to no avail
Sam going absolutely ballistic from grief and spending some time just running around Frodo's body screaming in the air and punching stones
Describing his feelings as "black despair" that has fallen into him and saying that he, quite literally, "knew no more" after he realised Frodo is indeed dead
Straight up forgetting a big chunk of what happened because of how traumatic the experience has been. There's a big part of the story Sam straight up doesn't remember because of how much pain and sorrow he was in
Sam loosing track of time. He sat there near Frodo for what could be hours, unmoved, during the mission in which every second can decide the fate of the world
Almost expects the mountains to fall and the world to be in ruin because that's how loosing Frodo feels to him
Sam wheeping for Frodo. Wheeping after what could have been hours of him looking at Frodo's face.
At some point he starts speaking to Frodo as if he was alive. Has whole monologues spoken to him, even. He apologies multiple times for leaving him, for taking his sword, and for leaving him yet again and again and again.
Folding Frodo's hands upon his breast and giving his sword and Faramir's staff for walking as an offering for taking the Sting.
Saying that he did this so Frodo would resemble old great kings at the burrows. Meaning Sam thinks Frodo deserves the same burial as the King would have.
Sam saying that "he will be always in the dark now", now that Frodo's dead. Frodo was the light of his life. He has to take the phial of Galadriel because without Frodo he would have no other life. FRODO WAS THE LIGHT OF SAM'S LIFE, CANONICALLY.
Asking Frodo, yet again if he understands that Sam has to go. He doesn't want to leave him. He talks to him, still.
And even after all of THAT, being physically unable to let go of Frodo's hand.
"He knelt and held Frodoâsbhand and could not release it. And time went by and still he knelt, holding his masterâs hand..." is a direct quote. At this time he was holding Frodo's hands of would could have been hours and he still can't, is absolutely unable to release it.
Thinking about getting vengeance of Gollum because he thinks of Gollum as the reason Frodo is dead, for a second even considering it his main quest. The ONLY reason he decided not to do that because it realised it wouldn't bring Frodo back. Nothing would.
Saying it would be better if he and Frodo would have died together.
Looking at the sharp point of the sting and thinking about the fall into blank nothingness, where there is nothing, not even grief. Which means this poor little guy was quite literally thinking about slaying himself with the Sting and die next to Frodo right then and there.
Sam being so incredibly, very gentle while undoing the clasp on Frodo's tunic to take the Ring from his neck
Sam kissing Frodo's forehead slowly and Frodo not responding being his full confirmation Frodo is fully dead.
Calling Frodo "his dear" yet again. Calling himself "your [Frodo's] Sam" yet again.
Saying that if he manages to complete the Quest he will go AND lie down by Frodo and "never leave him again", pretty meaning to lie and die next to Frodo once everything is done. Not come back to the Shire, not start a family. Lie and die next to Frodo, FUCKING AGAIN.
Sam thinking that if he had one wish he would wish to return and find Frodo again. All of this is him saying this all to Frodo aloud.
Describing Frodo as "laying in an Elvish beauty", pretty much saying that Frodo is as beautiful as the elves, said by the number 1 elf fan Sam Gamgee.
Remembering the "bitter comfort of that last night" before going forward.
Sam starting to cry as he takes literally maybe dozens of steps before looking back to where Frodo is laying
And in case you didn't know Sam's only one and only wish is to go and find Frodo he will repeat it again.
The few steps from Cirith Ungol being described as "the heaviest and the most reluctant he [Sam] had ever taken."
Saying he was now certain that is his place was, is and had been only by his master's side the second he sees orcs going closer to Frodo's body. Mind you he took like ten steps.
Planning to go and kill the orcs despite being absolutely sure he will maybe kill a couple before literally dropping dead. The Ring is on his neck. The safety of the universe is at stake. Sam doesn't care.
Calling for forgiveness from the Lady and the great minds because they must understand him. They must understand what he feels. I canât help it. My place is by Mr. Frodo. They must understand that â Elrond and the Council, and the great Lords and Ladies with all their wisdom. Their plans have gone wrong. I canât be their Ring-bearer. Not without Mr. Frodo.â
HE KNOWS, AND HE KNOWS VERY WELL THAT IF HE DOES THAT NO HAPPINESS WILL BE FOUND AND NO SONGS WILL BE SUNG ABOUT HIS SACRIFICE. HE KNOWS THAT IF HE DOES THAT THE RING WILL BE FOUND. AND THERE WILL BE NO SONGS ABOUT SAMWISE WHO FEEL PROTECTING HIS MASTER.
And HE STILL DECIDED TO CHARGE AFTER FRODO'S CORPSE. HE DECIDES TO DOOM THE MIDDLE-EARTH TO SAVE FRODO'S DEAD BODY.
Samwise Gamgee CANONICALLY choosing Frodo's dead body over the fate of the whole world. Consciously and knowingly.
One of the most beautiful mourning scenes ever written.
