difficult conflicts-with Grendel‚Grendel’s mother‚and the dragon.In the begiining of the play the audience sees a great warrior in his youth‚characterized predominatly by his feats of strength and courage ‚including his fabled swimming matches with Brecca.In addition‚he brillantly embodies the value dicated by the Anglo Saxon heroic code‚including pride‚loyalty‚and courtesy.In the beginning of the novel he matures a little‚as he starts possessing heroic qualities.His defeat of Grendel validates his reputation
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for himself‚ something that may be a tangible thing such as food or money‚ or intangible things such as power or pride. Throughout the British epic poem Beowulf‚ there are many killings and deaths. Grendel (a gigantic‚ troll-like ogre) kills Danish thanes‚ Beowulf comes to the rescue and kills Grendel and his mother. Also Beowulf kills a dragon and gets killed by the dragon. The most important theme of the great epic poem Beowulf is ’death.’ By the death of the enemy‚ characters in the poem earn
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evil. Everyone has their own struggles that they are faced with every day. For example‚ in the epic poem of Beowulf‚ Beowulf is torn between being the favorable hero or the villain. He chooses to be the better person. The warrior‚ Beowulf‚ fights Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and a dragon. They are all villains of the epic poem. Beowulf fights these villains because they disturb the mead halls in the town. On the other hand‚ the Anglo-Saxons believed that only the good people are the ones that would
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example‚ the reason that Beowulf becomes so well known and famous is because he defeats an evil demon (Grendel). A hero is someone who possesses a vast amount of courage and someone who is known for overcoming a certain obstacle(s). An evil figure is often the obstacle that the hero must over come; it is someone or something that is often thought of as immortal and feared by the public. Without Grendel or any short of evil figure‚ Beowulf would not have made a name for himself. When it comes down to
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a leadership role among his peers. With his tremendous ego‚ overwhelming confidence‚ and extraordinary bravery‚ Beowulf seems to be second-to-none when it comes to leading a group of people. He enters numerous confrontations‚ such as the one with Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the demonic dragon at the end of poem. Throughout each of the battles‚ Beowulf demonstrated his unflawed characters every step of the way. Despite the conflicts that he faces‚ Beowulf displays all of the correct traits that
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is used in many scenes throughout the book. This Violence is shown especially when Beowulf fights Grendel and Grendel’s mother because of the way the author describes the battle. Grendel was a monster that had terrorized the city of Heorot for twelve winters before Beowulf came. The King of the Danes called him to fight the monster because of Beowulf’s previous accomplishment. The Violence Grendel uses against Heorot gives
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instance‚ when news came about that Hrothgar’s kingdom was struggling with Grendel‚ Higlac orders‚ “And quickly commanded a boat fitted out…So Beowulf/ Chose the mightiest men he could find” (113-120). Beowulf followed his lord’s orders without questioning the reason to help a far away kingdom. His loyalty to serve as a brave and honorable warrior to his lord illustrates his loyalty. In addition‚ during the fight with Grendel‚ Beowulf is characterized‚ “Bound fast‚ Higlac’s brave follower tearing at/
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is faced with is against Grendel. Grendel decides to attack because he is jealous and hates the joy and happiness he hears from the mead-hall; he decides to attack out of jealousy and annoyance. Beowulf decides to fight Grendel to not only gain glory for himself and to create himself a good reputation‚ but also to serve as assistance to the people of Herot. At the time of this battle‚ Beowulf was youthful and proud; he bragged on how he would be able to defeat Grendel and save the people. Beowulf
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would be impossible as evidenced by Beowulf’s battles with Grendel‚ his mother‚ and the Fire dragon. Beowulf first shows his heroic nature in the fight with Grendel. After all the men in the great hall of Heorot fall asleep‚ Beowulf waits for his enemy‚ Grendel‚ to come for his feast of Danish warriors. After Grendel devours one of the warriors‚ he makes a wrong move and grabs for Beowulf. As soon as Beowulf grips Grendel’s hand‚ Grendel knows he has not met anyone with the strength of Beowulf. Beowulf
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Danish people’s values throughout the epic. This is seen in their festivals‚ the entrance of Beowulf and his fight with Grendel‚ and Grendel’s opinions. The Danish people find belief in loyalty through warriors‚ generosity‚ family‚ religion‚ and other traditional beliefs. The opposite being Grendel‚ the grim demon‚ is descended from biblical figure Cain‚ who killed his brother. Grendel does not take part and religion because he thinks that religion is a way for people to feel better about themselves
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