The Theme Of Good Vs Evil In Beowulf
In the story “Beowulf” there is a common theme of good versus evil. What drives a good versus evil theme is a hero character like Beowulf getting rewarded for killing the evil character Grendel because Grendel kills and eats his own people. Beowulf to me is a good character because, when you lead a Kingdom to a battle against a monster who kills his own, to me you are an hero. From Grendel's point of view he might think he’s the hero because, he made a point by killing his own.To me Grendel is a villain because, he started all this mess between Beowulf and Grendel.
Grendel kills his own people because he enjoys striking fear into the heart of the innocent. No matter how much you you defend yourself, if somebody kills another, you’re the monster.
Grendel's' mother only wants to kill somebody because, Beowulf defeated Grendel and let him bleed to death. Beowulf finally left to the hills while trying to find the sanctuary. Eventually Beowulf finds the Dragon. It only went on a fiery rampage just because one piece of the mound of wealth it slept lazily on was taken. In other words the dragon killed out of greed. Again, Beowulf strides into the picture with his companion Wiglaf. After the epic battle, they brought down the dragon. But not without a price. Beowulf suffered a mortal wound which put him to rest. These things to everyone else, are monsters and Beowulf is visualized as a hero. Grendel kills for fun; his mother for revenge; and the dragon kills for greed. Finally, Beowulf kills for fame and honor. The only thing that seems to be separating the hero from the monsters is their reasons for killing and that's it.
Grendel kills his own people because he enjoys striking fear into the heart of the innocent. No matter how much you you defend yourself, if somebody kills another, you’re the monster.
Grendel's' mother only wants to kill somebody because, Beowulf defeated Grendel and let him bleed to death. Beowulf finally left to the hills while trying to find the sanctuary. Eventually Beowulf finds the Dragon. It only went on a fiery rampage just because one piece of the mound of wealth it slept lazily on was taken. In other words the dragon killed out of greed. Again, Beowulf strides into the picture with his companion Wiglaf. After the epic battle, they brought down the dragon. But not without a price. Beowulf suffered a mortal wound which put him to rest. These things to everyone else, are monsters and Beowulf is visualized as a hero. Grendel kills for fun; his mother for revenge; and the dragon kills for greed. Finally, Beowulf kills for fame and honor. The only thing that seems to be separating the hero from the monsters is their reasons for killing and that's it.