The Choices of Master Samwise is the tenth chapter of the second book of The Two Towers.
Plot[]
In this chapter Sam confronts Shelob after discovering her leaning over his master's body. In the subsequent struggle Shelob is blinded in one eye, stabbed and driven away. After this an Orc patrol led by Gorbag and Shagrat discovers Frodo's prone body. Frodo is then taken by the Orcs to Cirith Ungol after his poisoning by Shelob. The Orcs discuss the scene before them and accidentally mistake Sam for an Elf warrior. Then Gorbag explains that Frodo is in fact alive, and Sam listens to the Orcs talking, which is how he finds out that Frodo is still alive, having previously thought that he had been killed by Shelob. He then pursues the Orcs to the Tower of Cirith Ungol where he successfully passes the Watchers to gain entry.
Translations[]
| Foreign language | Translated title |
| Armenian | Վարպետ Սեմուայզ Ընտրություններ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Изборът на Самознай |
| Catalan | Les decisions del Mestre Samseny |
| Croatian | Izbori majstora Samwise |
| Czech | Volby mistra Samvěde |
| Danish | Mester Samvis' valg |
| Dutch | De keuzes van Meester Samwise |
| Finnish | Mestari Samvaisin valinnat |
| French | Les choix de Maître Samsagace |
| Galician | As opcións do Mestre Samsagaz |
| Georgian | ოსტატი სემუაიზ არჩევანი |
| German | Die Entscheidungen des Meister Samweis |
| Hungarian | Mester Samu választások |
| Italian | Messer Samvise e le sue decisioni |
| Korean | 샘와이즈 씨의 선택 |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Изборот на г-дин Семвајз |
| Portuguese | As Escolhas de Mestre Samwise |
| Russian | Выбор господина Сэмвайса |
| Sinhalese | සැම්වයිස් මහතාගේ තේරීම |
| Slovenian | Izbori Gospodarja Samoglav |
| Spanish | Las decisiones de Maese Samsagaz |
| Turkish | Bay Semweiss'in seçimi |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Вибір пана Семвайса |