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early on in the story there is a distinct perception of how Beowulf is supposed to be viewed. Reason being is because the young prince who has recently heard about the gruesome killings done by Grendel has no doubt in his mind that he wants to sail to herot and help defeat Grendel. At that point when Beowulf agreed to help hrogarth it was evident that Beowulf had a reputation of being noble and brave. Not only did the young prince have a reputation for being brave but often a little boastful
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dangerous monster Grendel was struck with fear by the strongest man inn the world. Grendel did not know what to do he begged for mercy! He wanted to flea “the infamous killer fought for his freedom‚ wanting no flesh but retreat‚ desiring nothing bue escape” (Raffel‚ Beowulf‚ pg123‚ canto 11‚ 762-764) but the noble Beowulf would not let him leave without a fight. They were tossing each other around as if they were ragdolls. But for the last time Beowulf grabbed the great Grendels arm and with a swift
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Annabelle Shumann Mr. Krause AP Literature 29 August 2013 How is religion and morals intertwined in Beowulf? In Beowulf‚ the poet uses religion to shape the morals and thoughts of the community on Beowulf and Grendel. The poet portrays a universal belief that there is a good and an evil‚ which originated from the Bible. Beowulf is considered a good‚ honorable hero‚ who comes from a distant land to help the Danes fight off an evil monster. Beowulf’s virtuous acts result in his
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In the story of Beowulf‚ he is charged with three main quests. In Beowulf’s first quest‚ he travels on a ship from Sweden to help King Hrothgar defeat Grendel. Once Grendel is defeated‚ Beowulf must travel to the bottom of an eerie lake in a cave to defeat Grendel’s mother. In his final quest‚ Beowulf must travel to defeat a dragon terrorizing a village. These many quests also help to prove Beowulf as an epic
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Beowulf has all qualities of an epic hero. Beowulf was introduced during (in the midst of) turmoil. His introduction shows that he is polished with confidence. Beowulf‚ the epic hero‚ is introduce amongst turmoil. Grendel‚ the monster of evil‚ is killing Hrothgar’s people. When Grendel went to Herot‚ “(h)e slipped through the door and there in silence snatched up thirty men‚ smashed them unknowing in their beds‚ and ran out with their
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represents good‚ while Grendel‚ his mother‚ and the dragon represent evil. The first monster our hero‚ Beowulf‚ faces is Grendel. Grendel is said to be a descendant of Cain. "Unhappy creature (Grendel)‚ he lived for a time in the home of the monsters’ race‚ after God had condemned them as kin of Cain" (Norton‚ 28). Cain is the son of Eve‚ the woman who bore sin into the world. A connection‚ however vague‚ can be made between the maternal relations of Eve and Cain and Grendel and his mother. Grendel’s
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situations. For example the battles he fought against Grendel‚ Grendels Mother‚ and the dragon. Other then his enormous ego along with his cockiness that put him into bad situations‚ he also embraced the characteristics of a great leader that many looked up to. In many parts of the poem Beowulf performs many courageous tasks that no one else would even try‚ making him one that should be idolized. To start off‚ Beowulf plans out his battle with Grendel. In the very beginning Beowulf tells his people
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Beowulf is about this strong hero who is summoned to defeat the main evil being known as grendel who has been terrorizing these people and their king for many many years. This piece of literature is by far one of the oldest and over the years there has been a lot of information that has been tossed around‚ forgotten or changed because the storyteller didn’t like it. Now over the many years the story has been passed there are many different ways to interpret what is said. Since Beowulf can be interpreted
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Beowulf is considered an epic hero for all his battles in his book “Beowulf”. Beowulf was known for many battles‚ but I the book he was in three epic battles. Some of his battles include killing five sea monsters‚ Grendel‚ and his own son. He also was known to have fought and killed Grendel’s mother‚ even though he didn’t. He also became the king of Herot. Him being an epic hero is why he was laid in the tower‚ that the Geats had built him‚ with all the treasures from Grendel’s mothers lair. The
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