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    Unfortunately‚ the sun set on the third day. This meant that Ariel now belonged to Ursula forever. But‚ King Triton stepped in. “To save his daughter‚ King Triton gave Ursula his great powers and became her prisoner” (Musker & Clements 13). I believe that King Triton is the heroic one in this fairytale because he was willing to give up his powers as king of the sea just to save his daughter that betrayed him in the first place. If anything‚ that is true love and not the blinded love Ariel felt for

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    Beowulf is the story about a great warrior‚ prince of the Geats‚ the strongest man in the world. Beowulf is able to kill the spawn of the devil and the devil spawns mother and many other creatures. Beowulf is sent to Hrothgar to help them with a monster who has been terrorizing their home because the monster hates human joy and laughter. This is one of the first creatures he agrees to challenge. Beowulf is an epic hero because he is on a quest‚ he has superhuman strength‚ he also risks death or glory

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    The Beowulf of the 20th Century: Martin Luther King Jr. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the character of Beowulf? Perhaps a fictional warrior that was a hero to the people of his country? How about someone that "achieved glory before death"? These are just two of many characteristics of the extraordinary character of Beowulf. According to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary‚ a hero can be defined as "a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities".

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    Beowulf The poem begins with a feast that was held at the Herot Hall. Hrotghar was a good king and he wanted to celebrate with his people his reign by building a new hall. But such celebration did not only bring Hrotghar people to the feast‚ but also the attention of a horrible monster known as Grendel. It is a beast that lives in the darkness all his life and dislikes the light; as well as the people of the light. Grendel main focus was to eliminate them all. The night was around the corner to

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    the stories of “King Arthur” it can be argued that Beowulf was upholding the code hundreds of years earlier. The Code of Chivalry is the ideal standard behavior that all good knights follow. 3 elements showed by the code of Chivalry are courage‚ defend those who can’t defend themselves‚ and loyalty to the king. Beowulf illustrates these elements of the code by fighting several monsters‚ including Grendal‚ by sailing to the land of the Danes to fight for Hrothgar‚ and he returns to his kind Hygelan‚

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    A tragic hero is a central character. This character is good and noble but has flaws‚ which lead to his downfall and death. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is a tragic hero. In his attempt to go good he makes errors in judgment. Brutus attempting to do what is right‚ yet doing what is wrong‚ fits the definition of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is characterized as a good and noble character. Brutus‚ fitting the good and noble aspect of a tragic hero‚ kills Caesar for what he believes

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    The Character Traits of an Ideal American There are many character traits that the ideal american would have‚ but this paper will only touch upon 5 of the most important ones. The traits that will be discussed in this paper are honesty‚ loyalty‚ industriousness‚ compassion‚ and integrity. The first mentioned trait‚ honesty‚ is an important character trait. For where would this country be now if her people were not honest? although no one can claim to have never told a lie‚ the ideal american would

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    Beowulf The epic poem Beowulf exemplifies the constant struggle between good and evil through the main character‚ Beowulf’s destruction of evil characters such as‚ Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. During the Anglo-Saxon time period‚ society was centered around a certain set of values‚ and heroes who represented these values admired by the citizens. The Anglo-Saxon values revealed through the character Beowulf are comparable to many of the values upheld in modern-day society. The values

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    Shield Sheafson was seen as a triumphant‚ wise and noble king. He rose from nothing as an infant with no known family to a brave warrior. As a warrior and leader he eventually proved his strength to many tribes and became king. Many then began to pay tribute to Sheafson. He believed that‚ “behavior that’s admired is the path to power among people everywhere.” (Line 24-25). King Hrothgar then rose to power as king by his father Halfdane who was son of Beow‚ which was Shield Sheafson’s son. Hrothgar

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    Beowulf is a tale that explores heroism‚ the value of identity‚ strength‚ courage‚ and loyalty. Beowulf is first introduced to readers as an impressive looking man who has the strength of thirty men in his handgrip. Readers like to consider Beowulf a champion and maybe even perhaps a prince; while also comparing him to other noble men such as Odysseys from Homer’s “The Odyssey.” Throughout the poem‚ readers learn about Beowulf’s society; including the society’s values and belief’s about warriors

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