Most people tend to think that they are good‚ that everything they do is a product of their positive intentions‚ but is anyone truly a good person? Today‚ we see constant heinous crimes‚ political rhetoric‚ and social chaos in common society that we know are not caused by good intentions‚ but what about things we see every day? Common‚ and even things we see as good doings‚ are actually influenced by dark motives. Pre-modern literature‚ though it may not seem like it‚ is actually a very accurate
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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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result in being the major parts. Supernatural is one of the biggest things in an epic. Supernatural are things or events that are unbelievable or impossible. Examples of supernatural would be monsters‚ evil spirits‚ goblins and giants. In Beowulf the hero does some unimaginable things‚ he battles two monsters and a dragon. He goes to supernatural places at the bottom of a fiery lake and swims for hours to get back to the surface. All of which is unbelievable but help make an epic an epic and make
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the evil of the day. In a classic example of this comes Beowulf‚ a novel adaptation of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem by Robert Nye. The main character and namesake of the story is Beowulf‚ an adventurous young hero. When he hears the tales of the monster Grendel that terrorizes the Danish kingdom‚ he immediately has the urge to lend his assistance to the situation‚ knowing that he is the only one who can defeat the evil. Not only is Beowulf a hero‚ he is an epic hero. An epic hero‚ by definition‚ is
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Though Captain America has enemies and beasts to fight‚ none of them are completely outcasted in the society. Grendel‚ in Beowulf has been shunned from the people of Heorot. This shows characteristics of an Archetypal reading. Whereas‚ the beasts in Captain America do not show qualities that fit the “outcast” of Archetypal readings. Another diversity both stories
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reveals pride and resentment. Later‚ Unferth’s gift of his sword for Beowulf’s fight against Grendel’s mother heals Unferth’s breach of hospitality‚ but it does little to improve his heroic status. Unlike Beowulf‚ Unferth is clearly afraid to fight the monster
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Grendel‚ the monstrosity who murders the thanes of Hrothgar‚ was not able to be defeated by any warrior who tried. Beowulf‚ aware that rushing straight into battle would ultimately lead to his demise‚ devises a plan: “I have heard that the demon in proud disdain/ Spurns all weapons[...] With hand-grip only I’ll grapple with Grendel” (367-368‚ 342). Like Beowulf‚ Yellow too uses strategy rather than brute force. This
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with our own worst fears. Personified in three monstrous enemies‚ Beowulf faces physical‚ moral‚ and metaphysical Evil. Grendel‚ a descendant of Cain‚ personifies an especially frightening image of physical Evil. Living "in a hell not hell but earth‚" he never actually dawns a clear description‚ thus becoming the unknown‚ the thing in the dark all men fear (ll. 103-4). Grendel may as well have been the worst of two natures‚ half human and half beast. A creature merely known to man by the following
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to adventure‚ Beowulf travels to the Danes. There is a monster named Grendel and one night‚ he slaughtered thirty men. Since then‚ he has continuously caused problems for twelve years. People have tried to fight him and stop the evil creature from killing or causing more destruction but many have died trying. This
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"Are ’heroes’ more likely to have military background or be normal citizens?" I personally believe that heroes are more likely to have a military background than normal citizens. I think this because both Beowulf and Autrey had training in the military. By having this training they can analyse stressful and tense situations faster than people who haven’t dealt with the type of events military groups have. In the story of Autrey rescuing Hollopeter on the subway tracks‚ Autrey said‚ "I had to make
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