Beowulf is an epic heroic novel, considered one of the greatest form of English literature. This poem was written in the Old Saxon dialect of the old English. The original date this poem was written is unknown, pretty mysterious, right? In 1805 was the year the novel was released with the translation to modern English by Sharon Turner. In the year 1999, the first official movie was released. In 2005 other versions of this story was released, but renamed and called Beowulf and Grendel. A few years later one more version came out with the original name Beowulf. The original Beowulf had 3182 lines. In the late fifteenth hundred was where this novel took place and in Sweden. Although this was written for entertainment and …show more content…
His victories were not the only thing that made him famous, those things did play a role and he gained respect from people. His greatest victories were not the only thing that everyone respected, they as well respected his braveness his pride and attitude. Everyone feared Grendel, but Beowulf said: “When it comes to fighting, I count myself as dangerous any day as Grendel” Moreover he knew this was his opportunity to show his greatness. He is known as a substantial, courageous man, but notwithstanding the truth Unferth, still had doubts his capability. Nevertheless, Beowulf takes on challenges to prove he is indestructible because of his prideful and does not want people second guessing him. Certainly, there are not many people who have hesitation as a result of his prideful claims. He absolutely is not second guessing himself. Beowulf is very triumphant because he believes in himself and he is very ambitious. When Beowulf goes to fight Grendel’s mother, he says “I guarantee you: she will not get away” the dignity that Beowulf id showing is a good thing for him. He is this fortunate because his pride rejects defeat, he only knows how to win. Defeat is a black area for …show more content…
Beowulf didn't know when enough was actually enough, he was chasing something that never destined to be him. Admitting when you need help is vital to you and your survival. Pride can ruin any human, you need to know when you have reached your enough, but not everyone knows when they've had enough. We all want to have more, more is better, well that's what we think. This epic heroic poem tells the story of a man who goes all lengths to prove how heroic he is. Throughout this whole poem, Beowulf faces three major battles. It all began with his battle with the monster by the name of Grendel. Following that battle, he faces Grendel's mother and both battles were successful raising his pride even more. His final battle he with an infuriated dragon. With each battle he faces, Beowulf finds developing difficulty in his opponent but overcomes and saves both the Geats and the Deans from being extinct from the monsters, and with every battle that Beowulf has faced, he proves that he is honorable of having the title of a hero. It had seemed that glory and fame come from all of the success in battle, and these became great accomplishments but not to the person who realizes these accomplishments but to God. This poem had a great amount of faith and religion. This was the purpose of the anarchist when they added many lines which of them