What Was Beowulf's Confidence

Beowulf’s confidence throughout the story serves him as an asset in his fight against Grendel and Grendel’s mother, but when he needed it the most it served as a tragic flaw when fighting the Dragon. Beowulf had relied on this trait to help him in battle, but when he was no longer in heroic condition it failed him and lead to his death. Beowulf believed that he could beat almost any monster with or without a weapon due to this confidence, when he was in his prime, such as when he fought Grendel and Grendel’s ,other. When he challenged the Dragon he was no longer in heroic condition, he was almost a normal soldier, but his confidence lead him to believe he was still in heroic condition and could win that fight. When Beowulf should have been