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    Generosity In Beowulf

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    his followers. Like the male code of conduct in Beowulf‚ the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight also exhibits a moral code in another androcentric society. Certain characteristic are valued at both Heorot and Camelot‚ such as honour. Before his fight with Grendel‚ Beowulf removes his armour and lays aside his sword‚ because his opponent has "no idea of the arts of war‚ / of shield or sword-play" and thus it would be dishonourable for Beowulf to use this to his advantage. At the end of the Green

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    Grendel In Beowulf

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    Grendel is one of the three major antagonists in the poem "Beowulf". We are told he is a monster and a descendant of the biblical figure "Cain" early on in the text. "Till the monster stirred‚ that demon‚ that fiend/Grendel who haunted the moors‚ the wild /Marshes‚ and made his home in a hell./Not hell but hell on earth. He was spawned in that slime/Of Cain‚ murderous creatures banished/ By God‚ punished forever for the crime/ Of Abel ’s death." (Lines 101-108). Although Grendel is likely the poem

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    Betrayal In Beowulf

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    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

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    Justice In Beowulf

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    inadequate. In specific this portrayal of justice has developed overtime throughout media and literature due to many outside influences from either new government policies to newly adopted ethics some of the best examples of these would be the brave hero Beowulf from the Anglo-Saxon written book as well as his 20th century contrast in Batman the motion picture‚ as for vigilantes the classic book Dracula based out of Victorian England comfortably plays that role and also has a 20th century counterpart in the

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    Cruelty In Beowulf

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    Toxic. Evil. Cruel. In the epic poem Beowulf a villain‚ Grendel preyed on innocent humans when nighttime fell. Grendel was a demonic monster and needed to be stopped. Beowulf came to the rescue and saved Herots people from this creature. Drugs and Alcohol are very toxic to your body and even can cause death. Although they bear many superficial similarities‚ the differences between Grendel and alcohol and drug addiction are striking. Just as Grendel is the embodiment of all that is evil and dark

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    Beowulf and Frankenstein

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    Throughout many old works of English literature there are many different perspectives on the origin of evil. In Beowulf‚ Grendel is a monster who was exiled from society for being a descendant of Cain. As a result he has been considered an outcast by society and thus acts malicious against society. In Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley‚ Victor Frankenstein breaks the natural order of life when he manages to discover the secret to creating life and succeeds in creating a living human. However‚ upon realizing

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    Archetypes In Beowulf

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    Beowulf Primary Values: *“Heroism is most valuable treasure” Pg. 58 Lines 850-855 *“Evil never triumphs (Regardless of how the outcome may seem during the battle)” Pg. 47 Lines 405-410 Lines 320-360 Secondary Values: *“The part is not important as the whole” *“Heroism is a significant part of everyone’s society” Pg. 46 Pg.43 Lines 300-305 Lines 173-177 * “Mothers will defend their children regardless of their

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    beowulf courage

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    In the epic poem “Beowulf”‚ the writer constantly reminds the reader of how courageous Beowulf is. He storms into every fight and every battle never fearing death‚ determined to slay the monsters that terrorized humanity. All he can do is meet every challenge fearlessly‚ so that when he dies he will be remembered for his bravery. In believe that in the story Beowulf shows courage many times and it is easy to see why. The value of courage shows in many parts of the story such as when he has his

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    Bravery In Beowulf

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    too much courage results in recklessness. Courage takes over rationality‚ the outcome being unwise choices‚ which leads to consequences. In both passages the qualities of bravery leads to unnecessary risks. In Beowulf’s first of the three brawls‚ Beowulf is certain he is stronger than his terrible adversary‚ Grendel‚ without weapons and armor. “Of force in fight no feebler I count me‚ in grim war-deeds‚ than Grendel deems him. Not with the sword‚ then‚ to sleep of death his life will

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    Hostess In Beowulf

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    she also is a most women the important to the kingdom. In other words‚ she was a perfect role model in the poem as a good hostess and also be a good wife with the powerful King Harthgar in her life. As a queen‚ Wealhtheow are fully depicted in the Beowulf and the poet has analyzed the specially to connect with her role in the mead-hall as "an excellent heart" and "sure of the speech." According to the authors said‚ "The mead cup was served in order to mark the allegiance of each

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