Examples Of Goblins In The Hobbit

In the book The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, the Goblins are horrible creatures whose personality shows mostly through their songs, and that they are ugly, nasty, and heartless to other creatures. Bilbo and the dwarves are forced to run through the Goblins’ passageways in Chapter 4 titled “Over Hill and Under Hill”, while the Goblins sing a terrifying song and whip the dwarves. The song has several onomatopoeia that represent the sound of beating the travelers. The goblins are even saying that they are laughing and quaffing about the dwarves. Gandalf, Bilbo, and the dwarves barely escape the goblins, but the travelers encounter them again in Chapter 6 titled “Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire”. This time, the goblins want revenge. For example, when they sing their song, they say “So dwarves shall die, and light the night for our delight, Ya hey!” (Tolkien 45),
The goblins are creatures who like to do things for a reason, not be unpredictable. For these reasons, the Goblins are very wicked creatures, and usually aren’t unpredictable.
The goblins’ songs are similar, but may say opposite things about the goblins. In Chapter 4 “Over Hill and Under Hill”, the Goblins sing a song full of onomatopoeia that goes with their actions. This song is similar to the song in Chapter 6 “Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire” because both songs the Goblins sing describe their actions. When the Goblins say “Swish, smack! Whip crack! Batter and beat! Yammer and bleat!”, that is what the Goblins are actually doing to Bilbo and the dwarves. Later in the book, they say ”Burn, burn tree and fern! Shrivel and scorch! A fizzling torch