Abstract: People produce texts as they speak or write. Image schemas, are preconceptual spatial structures that are an integral part of the meanings of words and some of them relate to force. Verbal abuse takes different forms such as intimidation and threats. Language use in its various contexts embeds force image schemas and verbal abuse. Films are no exception. The transcripts of some dialogues from The Two towers, the second in Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy The Lord of the Rings, are analyzed for verbal abuse instances through force image schemas and the results are discussed from the perspective of person in pronouns and possessives. The analysis and the discussion of the results reveal that language is used to motivate hatred, anger and murder.

abuse, anger, force, image, language, murder, schemas, towers.