Revealing his evil plan would be a rather silly thing to do at this point. Gollum never intended to tell them because, as noted in answers by TheMathemagician and maguirenumber6, Gollum was intending to use Shelob to kill Frodo (something he couldn't do himself, because of his promise) so he could recover the Ring. My answer, then, is different depending on which personality you're talking about: However, the film's portrayal of his inner conflict isn't as exaggerated as it may appear Frodo's treatment of him had begun to nurture the Sméagol side of his personality, and things may have gone differently if that side had won out. There is no doubt in my mind that Gollum always intended to sacrifice Frodo to Shelob, though exactly when he conceived of the plan is hard to determine. Sméagol-Gollum is a very complicated character at this time in his life. Or did Gollum still have enough influence at this point to hold back the information about Shelob from Frodo, in order to bide his time and wait for the opportunity to convince Smeagol of this plan? The only reason I can think of is because they might not have gone that way had he told them in the first place about the danger that resided in the tunnels, but that seems far too manipulative for Smeagol. Later on Gollum convinces Smeagol that they should lead them both into the trap for her to eat them, so that he can reclaim the ring, but why had he not mentioned the giant spider before this point? So why would he not mention that they needed to pass through such a dangerous place as Shelob's lair? Up until the point where he believes he has been betrayed by Frodo at the Forbidden Pool, he was fully willing to help them to reach Mordor. When Smeagol tells Frodo and Sam that there is another way into Mordor other than the Black Gate, he describes to them the stairs and the tunnel, but leaves out the part where the tunnel is Shelob's lair. I may get some details wrong in this question, as my memory of the book and film versions of LOTR have muddled together, but I'll do the best that I can.
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