a real reason to go there (Foster 3). In Beowulf’s first quest he is the quester and his place to go is hall Heorot. The stated reason to go there is to defeat Grendel with his bare hands and the challenges and trials are Grendel killing the other soldiers and fighting the Grendel with no weapons. Beowulf eventually does defeat the Grendel with no
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the epic? From what we know so far‚ Hrothgar is a Danish King. Who/What is causing so much grief in Hrothgar’s kingdom? The monster Grendel and his attacks on innocent victims is causing the grief in Hrothgars kingdom. 3. How many years has this battle with Grendel been going on? What attempts have been made to rid the land of this beast? The battle with Grendel has been going on for twelve years. A few attempts have been made to rid the land‚ such as‚ going to heathen temples‚ worshipping idols
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many other young heroes. The fact that Christians were the ones to document this story also adds to the importance of humility‚ which is a strong Christian belief. When Beowulf first arrives‚ Queen Wealtheow thanks God for sending him to fight Grendel and whish’s him luck. Beowulf replies boastfully that he will either distinguish himself with his heroic deed or die trying. We see here that he is so sure of himself that he is willing to literally bet his life on his skill as a warrior. This act
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when he rants and raves about how he is going to kill Grendel with his bare hands in the nude. In both stories they have foils‚ and in both they are friends with them. The line “claims of kinship cannot be denied” (line 358-361) was said by Wiglaf‚ Beowulf’s close friend. “Enkidu feared his friend was weakening” shows the friendship between Enkidu and Gilgamesh. In both tales Gilgamesh and Beowulf face horrific monsters. Grendel the monster Beowulf faces is described as a “sin-stained
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he bragged about killing nine sea monsters out in the sea. He was always boastful to Hygelac about his victories of killing Grendel and his Mother which took place while he was in the land of Dane’s. With so many victories to speak of one could easily label him as an epic hero. When he overcame Grendel it was easy to say what type of hero he was especially to some‚ as Grendel was feared by the Dane’s. When the actual battle took place Beowulf wore no armor and did not use any type of protection.
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life seasoned elders answered his courage urged him onwards gazed at the weather wished for the sun." Beowulf fought many battles from the time that he was young warrior until he had grown into an elderly king. In the epic‚ he slew three menaces: Grendel‚ Grendel’s dam‚ and a dragon. The warriors were afraid of the monsters‚ because they knew that they could be murdered by them. Not only did Beowulf have courage to fight‚ he also had the courage to travel to Denmark to help the Danes who
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looked at now there are things that Beowulf does that suggests he wasn’t in the hero position because he wanted to be a hero. The book depicts many tales about great historically brave events made possible by Beowulf. Starting with the defeat of grendel and his mother‚ Beowulf rakes in the benefits of fighting alongside
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guiding virtues which are one the first to give explanation to why he has come to assistance of the Danes and King Hrothgar. His very presence is made in the name of loyalty. It is made known that Beowulf is not just there simply to kill the monster Grendel‚ but he is there in the name of loyalty in order to return payment for his own king in
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from the harp plays and singing from the poet. 2. Describe what transpires in the mead hall to evoke the anger of the monster. In the darkness near the mead hall was a monster which we later learn is Grendel‚ Grendel
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perish in the attempt.” (43‚ lines 634-635) Beowulf is a hero‚ not an idol‚ because he is courageous‚ and selfless. Beowulf can be seen as a hero because of his courage. He shows courage in many ways. First‚ when Beowulf saves Heorot by defeating Grendel and then later on‚ Grendel’s mother. No other man or woman would’ve ever volunteered to fight such powerful monsters‚ but Beowulf did. He also displays courage when he kills the dragon with (not by choice) only one other man. Beowulf had the option
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