Evil is one of the main themes in the popular poem. We see Beowulf, a legendary Geatish hero, take on Grendel and his mother on separate occasions. In the poem, we see Beowulf as the protagonist and Grendel and his mother as the evil antagonist. Grendel is a monster. He kills for the fun it. King Hrothgar was one of his victims. Many people were frightened of the guy, however, Beowulf fights against him and later his mother. They both die. Good wins in both instances. Later in the poem, we see another encounter. A fierce dragon is awakened and Beowulf has the challenge of trying to kill the beast. He is older now but he still succeeds but not before he is poisoned. Evil got the last laugh for Beowulf. Evil has taken over this world and even when us humans try to battle on the side of good, evil actions and event still prevail. According to author Laurell K. Hamilton, “Everyone spends their lives trying to balance their world between good and evil.” The battle is
Evil is one of the main themes in the popular poem. We see Beowulf, a legendary Geatish hero, take on Grendel and his mother on separate occasions. In the poem, we see Beowulf as the protagonist and Grendel and his mother as the evil antagonist. Grendel is a monster. He kills for the fun it. King Hrothgar was one of his victims. Many people were frightened of the guy, however, Beowulf fights against him and later his mother. They both die. Good wins in both instances. Later in the poem, we see another encounter. A fierce dragon is awakened and Beowulf has the challenge of trying to kill the beast. He is older now but he still succeeds but not before he is poisoned. Evil got the last laugh for Beowulf. Evil has taken over this world and even when us humans try to battle on the side of good, evil actions and event still prevail. According to author Laurell K. Hamilton, “Everyone spends their lives trying to balance their world between good and evil.” The battle is