Betrayal In Beowulf

Betrayal. Deceit. The Rosenbergs. Described by History.com as a married couple, with two sons, they were convicted of leading a spy ring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Controversy over the death sentence ensued, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower replied that “...the Rosenbergs may have condemned to death tens of millions of innocent people all over the world”; that the death of millions is even graver than the death of two ("Rosenbergs Executed"). Besides the controversy over the sentence and execution, the betrayal, or the idea of betrayal, threw people into a fit of arguing and debate. Just as a nation goes into uproar about espionage, aiding the enemy and defying one’s character, a friend or a family will go into a proportional uproar over lying and irresponsibility, pushing aside one’s values and morals. While the characters in Beowulf and Lord of the Flies show loyalty in conquering the beast in the forest, the struggle to accept their identity causes strife within the characters. Each character has a part to play and a loyalty to someone. King Hrothgar to his kingdom; Unferth and Beowulf to the King. But loyalty counldn’t take them everywhere. When Grendel came to terrorize Heorot Hall, King
As reported by the LA times: “But like no other family I know...there are remarkable bonds of love that pull them together.” They were completely loyal to each other. Even when they were not with each other, they stuck to their customs and their family. Not only were they devoted to their religious beliefs, “the Kennedys also have formalized family customs” (Mehren). They loved each other and stuck together and that became who they were -- a family. Not only were they loyal, the world was loyal to them. Their bond and their loyalty became their identity. Even though loyalty binds them together when fighting the beasts hiding in the dark, identity becomes a major battle within each of the