Warning! Spoilers for Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 7 ahead!
Sauron and Morgoth are similar Middle-earth villains, however The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 led to their biggest difference. Sauron is bound and determined to differentiate himself from his old master in the Prime video series, and he has repeatedly pointed out how his vision for Middle-earth would be an improvement over Morgoth’s. While Rings of power changed a lot about the dynamic between the two villains, SAuron’s words to Celebrimbor about how he plans to better the world are true.
in Rings of power Season 2, Episode 7, Celebrimbor realizes that Annatar is Sauron, not an emissary of the Valar. Determined to make his nine rings, Sauron chains the Lord of Eregion and forces him to continue his work – although he is keen to remind Celebrimbor that his poor treatment is nothing compared to the evil of Morgoth. Sauron implies that Morgoth tortured him in the First Age, forcing him to do his bidding through threats and pain. This is another account of the villain’s relationship as Lord of the Rings Canon, but the basis discussed here is true.
Morgoth’s ultimate goal was very different to Sauron’s in The Lord of the Rings
Sauron seems to think that makes him better
There is no indication in The Lord of the Rings That Morgoth ever forced Sauron to do his bidding. However, it is true that, as Dark Lords, Morgoth and Sauron have different goals. Morgoth was destructive for the simple pleasure it brought him. He wanted to see the beautiful creations of Eru Ilúvatar (the god of Lord of the Rings) and the Ainur crumble under his rule. on the other hand, Sauron saw the destruction Morgoth caused in Middle-earth as a sort of cleansing By which he can recreate a better world of his own design.
Before he turned to evil, Sauron was called Mairon, and he was known to be the most talented of the Maiar in crafting and smithing. He loved nothing more than balance and perfection, so he was able to create great beauty. This is a quality seen in Sauron in Rings of power Season 2. He truly believes that his own talents are exactly what Middle-earth needs Since he has come to think that his plan is superior to that of Eru Iluvar.
Morgoth also had another goal that Sauron did not share
Sauron never acknowledged the Secret Fire
Morgoth wanted so much to destroy Eru Ilúvatar’s creations because he was denied the ability to create life himself. Back when he was called Melkor, Morgoth assisted Ilúvatar and the Ainur in the creation of the universe, but he deviated from God’s plan and sowed his own vision in the song that created the world. He then became Desperate to obtain the secret fire – the flame that allowed Ilúvatar to give his creations a soul and free will. However, getting his hands on it was impossible, and the resulting rage and jealousy led Morgoth down his dark path.
The Secret Fire was never something that Sauron had any interest in. Sauron seemed to think that he did not need for it and is even higher compared to the god of Lord of the Rings. He had no need to make life for himself when he could instead control the children of Ilúvatar as puppets and, therefore, build the world according to his own plan.
Does Sauron’s goal make him less villainous compared to Morgoth?
Are Sauron’s intentions good?
Morgoth wanted to destroy the world, while Sauron believes in Rings of power That his control will make it better. However, this is not to say that Sauron is any less evil. The concept of creation is a slippery slope in Tolkien Lord of the Rings. It is a Balance between contributing beauty to Ilúvatar’s design and attempting to overshadow or purify the larger design completely. Sauron knows that what he is doing is contradictory to the natural order, and his purpose in doing so is, in truth, entirely self-serving. Therefore, despite no greater good that Sauron is trying to care about, his actions are quite evil.
The fact that Sauron cannot see his own evil makes him, in a way, even more dangerous.
Throw in the fact that Sauron is absolutely willing to kill or harm anyone or anything as long as it serves his purpose, and there can be no claim that the villain is more redeemable than Morgoth. He claims to be better than his predecessor in Rings of power And even seems to believe it himself. However, the fact that Sauron cannot see his own evil makes him, in a way, even more dangerous. It’s just like Celebrimbor said, “Sauron the Deceiver“Is the best at fooling yourself.