13th war

he 13th Warrior has many, many, many similarities and differences when compared to the original epic poem, Beowulf. There are quite a lot of changes in plot of the poem, and the sequence of things in the film. The central idea of an, ‘existence of an old race and the need for an epic hero’ is evident in both pieces. The characters in the film and in Beowulf are presented in different aspects, with different motives, appearances, or names. The differences and similarities shown in The 13th Warrior and Beowulf can be examined through the plot, central idea, and the characters.
The Plot
The plot of the epic poem Beowulf and the film The 13th Warrior differ greatly compared to each other. In Beowulf the main character, Beowulf set sail to the Danes land in order to defeat a monster named Grendel. In the film, the character that represents Beowulf, Buliwuf, sets out to defeat a race, not a single monster and its mother, the race of Wendols. The character defeats Grendel in the poem; but he does not defeat all of the Wendols in the film on the first attack. The character Buliwyf then defeats the Wendols on the second attack, where they kill the ‘mother.’ Both characters have to defeat a dragon, or ‘fire serpent.’ In the epic poem, Beowulf is not poisoned until he is scratched by the dragon. In the film, Buliwyf gets scratched by the mother. The characters go through turmoil; they fight for life and limb, and battle forces they did not even know existed. The plot of the story changes between both poem and film to accompany the story line and keep the reader interested; even though the main characters are different and they have different names, the whole plot as the same general idea, just in a different sequence.
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