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    village Of Athens and ask about Syprus‚ one of the most Deadly dragon in existence. Heracles was ready to Turn tail and run but alas he decided to go on with Zeus’s one last labor‚ so that he can be at peace once Again. “I shall go and slay the dragon Syprus!” Heracles

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    the form of a seductive woman and seduces Beowulf with a promise of becoming an invincible and wealthy king if he makes love to her and gives his golden relic to her. Years later‚ Beowulf felt the aftermath of his sin. Beowulf died slaying a golden dragon‚ the offspring of Beowulf bargain with the devil. Characters 1.) Ray Winstone Beowulf Mighty strength‚ wise‚ manly thane/general 2.) Angelina Jolie Grendels’mother Seductive‚ powerful‚ mysterious creature

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    Mike Braspenninckx Mrs. Anderson English 11A Date 10/2/12 Beowulf Beowulf was considered one of the greatest hero’s to ever live he was considered to be a god with his super strength and his abilities to do anything that one man would die for. But others would like to think otherwise about all of that. Some would like to underestimate him and his “godlike powers” Some people thought that Beowulf was a god because of his strength in the tale of Beowulf they say “clutched Beowulf with his claws

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    throughout the poem as Beowulf heroically defeats many demons and beasts. It is believed in Beowulf’s culture that fate decides what happens to who and when. A prime example in the text is near the end of Beowulf’s life‚ as he is about to slay the dragon‚ he says‚ “’I meant to stand‚ not run from his shooting flames‚ stand till fate decides which of us wins.’’ He is very old at this point and realizes

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    and solipsism is formed through the characters in the novel; envy and anger are also shown. He plays big roles in terrifying the Danes and somewhat of the Geats; they mold him into the monster they fear the most. The characters‚ shaper‚ man‚ and the dragon shape Grendel into the monster he so desires. They teach him of lies‚ false glory‚ brutality‚ never ending violence‚ and wisdom. To begin with‚ the shaper influences Grendel through his songs of past heroism and a pure legacy. He demonstrates it

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    who comes to the aid of many who need him‚ one of his first encounters was with the demon Grendel. After fighting Grendel Beowulf then killed his mother after she retaliated. Years after these two fights Beowulf would then‚ at the age of 50‚ kill a dragon that was terrorising his citizens. Beowulf would secede in doing this but in doing so he would die as well. The first battle that Beowulf fought was against the demonic beast Grendel. In this fight he helped out the Dans out of desire for renown

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    kingdom. The dragon‚ a winged serpent that was angry attacked the castle. Beowulf and his hirelings‚ the thegns assault the dragon‚ however‚ they cannot overcome him. The signs withdraw for security‚ besides Wiglaf and Beowulf‚ who show another

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    Mythical Creatures

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    The tale becomes a legend‚ the legend becomes a history. The other group is considered to be consisting of more elusive magical mythical creatures that still make people wonder if they are real or not. Some mythical creatures‚ such as the dragon and griffin have their origin in traditional mythology and have been believed to be real creatures. Others were based on real baby creatures‚ originating in garbled accounts of travelers’ tales; such as the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary‚ which supposedly

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    Beowulf represents the ability to do good or to perform acts selflessly and in help of others. Goodness is also showed throughout this epic as having the ability to cleanse evil. Even though evil is presented by Grendel‚ Grendel ’s mother‚ and the dragon‚ who are filled with a desire to act against people and ultimately destroy them‚ even pride‚ a human quality‚ is presented in Beowulf as a sign that evil exists. This story might even be considered a classic because it mainly talks about the old

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    moments later we saw that other dragon behind us. He was a little bit bigger and faster than us. But ours was a skilled flyer. He went down to the forest and kept moving around and dodging the trees. We were going so fast that the other dragon kept hitting trees and couldn’t go anymore. We noticed that and Zed called his friends to deal with that dragon. After they were done he offered us a ride back home and we agreed. So in the end we went back home with dragons… how cool is that? He thanked us

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