these qualities. One heroic quality that Beowulf possesses is courage. Beowulf shows courage through the entire story. The fact he even decided to come help the danes proves this quality. There were many other ways that showed this as well: fighting grendel‚ taking on his mother‚ fighting the dragon‚ etc. One specific example of Beowulf displaying courage
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earlier. Grendel‚ a beast like individual who projects jealousy quiet often (1-4). He’s constant sorrow of being exiled causes him to lash out and kill (35-39). We may not go as far to kill someone the way Grendel did‚ but we do kill people’s self-esteem. Jealousy is a monster in its self. The thrive to be better than another boils inside of a person until said person acts on it. Rather than killing‚ like Grendel‚ young society tends to lower anther’s self-esteem. The actions of Grendel are resulted
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thought. An excellent example of a hero in Anglo-Saxon literature is Beowulf. The first heroic characteristic that Beowulf possesses is honor. Honor is showing a sense of integrity in one’s actions. When Beowulf went to the land of the Danes to kill Grendel‚ he did it not because he wanted money‚ but because he wanted to help out the Geats. Beowulf felt as if it was the right thing to do since he had been successful in past deeds‚ which he proudly says in lines 321-322‚ where he says‚ "They had in remembrance
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self-knowledge; in fact there are a series of events which lead up to his inner realization. Grendel is a powerful monster who terrorizes the Danes. He is feared of immensely by all of the people and nobody who has the courage to withstand him survives the attempt. “He was spawned in that slime‚ conceived by a pair of these monsters born of Cain‚ punished forever for the crime of Abel’s death.” (Line 19-23)Grendel is such a bad figure that he is known to be the reincarnation of the devil. When terrorizing
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believe in magic and many of them practice magic. They also believe in the existence of gods and goddesses that affect our daily lives. Pagans believe in supernatural monsters and magical heroes. Beowulf and Grendel are perfect examples of this. Beowulf is a hero with superhuman or magical powers. Grendel is a demonic supernatural monster. There are also other mythical beasts included in Beowulf such as a dragon and sea monsters. These types of creatures are completely pagan. In Beowulf‚ some of the
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men in a thick cloud of shame. In Beowulf‚ the bloodthirsty monster Grendel terrorizes the Danish mead hall‚ Heorot. It seems that no warrior in Denmark can challenge the beast‚ and the Danes continue to suffer greatly. Word of this plight spreads‚ and it soon reaches a Geatish warrior named Beowulf. Beowulf is so confident in his own strength and skill that he‚ without hesitation‚ decides he will sail to Denmark to battle Grendel. As a warrior‚ Beowulf is inclined to take the challenge and prove
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Express and Monster House. The effects were good‚ and the characters really looked like the actors who played them. It’s amazing what technology can do these days. As for the story‚ I think some scenes are really violent and brutal. Like the part when Grendel‚ the monster‚ tore the head of one of the soldiers and ate it‚ it was disgusting. Some parts were also rated PG. but overall‚ I think the plot was good. The character of Beowulf was very brave and courageous. From the beginning of the story‚ we
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leadership‚ strength‚ craving for fame and glory‚ among other things. Beowulf exemplifies bravery‚ courage and strength when he goes off to fight the monster Grendel so that he can no longer terrorized of people of Danesland. He feels a certain responsibility to protect people‚ which is common characteristic of an epic hero. When he defeats Grendel he is hailed as a hero‚ he receives fame throughout the kingdom for his deed. Beowulf seeks fame and glory even in his old age when he goes
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poems in English literature. The epic follows a courageous warrior named Beowulf throughout his young‚ adult life and into his old age. As a young man‚ Beowulf becomes a legendary hero when he saves the land of the Danes from the hellish creatures‚ Grendel and his mother. Later‚ after fifty years pass‚ Beowulf is an old man and a great king of the Geats. A monstrous dragon soon invades his peaceful kingdom and he defends his people courageously‚ dying in the process. His body is burned and his ashes
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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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