What was the effect of treasure on the dwarfs and Smaug?

Answer 1

At the risk of generalizing dwarves are typically said to possess the following characteristics:

1. They tend to be shorter and broader than humans but taller than Hobbits.

2. They are invariably bearded.

3. With respect to personality, dwarves tend to have as positive qualities a steadfastness, a heartiness and hardiness, an unbreakable spirit, and fierce loyalty. On the negative side, dwarves tend to be proud, jealous, covetous, and stubborn.

4. Dwarves are generally depicted as craftsmen, miners, architects. Dwarves build and shape stone and metal in ways that no other people can. Surely there must be some dwarven cooks and janitors, but the only non-craftspeople described in the LOTR is warriors.

5. Dwarves are described making and using many kinds of weapons, but they are most associated with axes.

6. Dwarves appear to always live underground, in mines and caves, carved into hills or mountains.

7. Dwarven females are described in the appendices as being physically rather like males, but no female dwarve is ever seen in the books.

8. Dwarves are described as being jealous of their secrets to such an extent that they refuse to teach their language to outsiders or tell non-dwarves their true names. (All dwarven names in the LOTR are said in the appendix to be assumed names, public names. This secrecy even extends to their not even carving their true names on their own tombs.)

Answer 2

When the dwarves saw the treasure they were amazed and started to put the treasure in their pockets

Answer 3

Dwarves and dragons are greedy by nature. It was all they thought about at times and made for poor decisions.