beowulfs character opinion paper
Beowulf
Essay
By: HJDECME
Jaryn Elders
Sept. 8, 2013
Beowulf writing assignment
Sister Christa Marie
Beowulf’s character begins with the elements of a true hero, but ends with actions based on pride resulting in death, and even though he intended to do good, he portrayed himself as being almost invincible. By telling people that he was better than everyone else, for instance, the story about the time that he and a swimmer competed against each other and Beowulf supposedly “lost” only because he wound up having to save the competitor. This story he told to people is one example of how he tried to convince people that he was better than he was, and superior to other people. Unfortunately because of his pride, he was killed during his fight with the fire dragon because he was old and did not recognize his own weaknesses.
In the poem, Beowulf was trying to help King Hrothgar’s people against the monster Grendel and his mother and help his own people from the fire dragon that was destroying their villages but his pride got in the way and he wound up dying when he did not have to die. Beowulf was a great warrior and a true hero, however his pride got the best of him, and a great king, that was trying to help his people had to die. In the beginning of the poem Hrothgar and his people were attacked by this monster named Grendel. There was no one around could defeat this horrid beast. However then Beowulf comes and he believes that he and his men can defeat, this so called beast, Grendel. Some of the people were not convinced because of events that were told of Beowulf’s past, however Hrothgar believed in him, and so did most of his thanes. The very first time Beowulf fought Grendel, Beowulf was weaponless and that is what leads his pride. Later on, to basically prove his strength, he fought Grendel again weaponless, he was doing it just to show off. However he is a hero because he does eventually defeat Grendel and saves Hrothgar’s
Essay
By: HJDECME
Jaryn Elders
Sept. 8, 2013
Beowulf writing assignment
Sister Christa Marie
Beowulf’s character begins with the elements of a true hero, but ends with actions based on pride resulting in death, and even though he intended to do good, he portrayed himself as being almost invincible. By telling people that he was better than everyone else, for instance, the story about the time that he and a swimmer competed against each other and Beowulf supposedly “lost” only because he wound up having to save the competitor. This story he told to people is one example of how he tried to convince people that he was better than he was, and superior to other people. Unfortunately because of his pride, he was killed during his fight with the fire dragon because he was old and did not recognize his own weaknesses.
In the poem, Beowulf was trying to help King Hrothgar’s people against the monster Grendel and his mother and help his own people from the fire dragon that was destroying their villages but his pride got in the way and he wound up dying when he did not have to die. Beowulf was a great warrior and a true hero, however his pride got the best of him, and a great king, that was trying to help his people had to die. In the beginning of the poem Hrothgar and his people were attacked by this monster named Grendel. There was no one around could defeat this horrid beast. However then Beowulf comes and he believes that he and his men can defeat, this so called beast, Grendel. Some of the people were not convinced because of events that were told of Beowulf’s past, however Hrothgar believed in him, and so did most of his thanes. The very first time Beowulf fought Grendel, Beowulf was weaponless and that is what leads his pride. Later on, to basically prove his strength, he fought Grendel again weaponless, he was doing it just to show off. However he is a hero because he does eventually defeat Grendel and saves Hrothgar’s