Throughout the novel of Beowulf, it implicates many forms of references that may have seem accidental or coincidental. But really the author is attempting to spark a meaning between his/her story by intercepting these types of allusions in order to deepen the meaning. Either in forms of biblical or philosophy reference or even historical context.
For starters, we’re presented with religious reference in line (20-23), “Conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain, murderous creatures banished by God, punished forever for the crime of Abel’s death”. Which gives us a brief understanding of the story between how the religious story of how Cain the eldest son of Adam and Eve, slayed his brother Abel. In result, showed us an inside of the difference comparison between what is considered good and evil of the story, emphasizing that Grendel can be described as the ultimate evil. And also throughout the story it brings up references of Cain’s story to focus on evilness that may occur or to subjugate on a particular event. In addition, this intake of religious …show more content…
So given this idea, amplifies a stronger sense of the story, for the reason that Grendel and his mother must be exorcised from society given these image, left alone of the countless murders. Therefore, the meaning of “monster” was implicated towards the characters in a way the Grendel was corresponding with Cain. Since Cain slayed his brother, while Grendel was understood as being the evil one for terrorizing society by killing people. Next, the dragon symbolized as a Christian symbol of sin, for that Beowulf would have to eliminate in order to demonstrate the heroic code. Unfortunately, leading to the death of both Beowulf and the dragon in a mutual ending during a close combat to represent the unavoidable of
For starters, we’re presented with religious reference in line (20-23), “Conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain, murderous creatures banished by God, punished forever for the crime of Abel’s death”. Which gives us a brief understanding of the story between how the religious story of how Cain the eldest son of Adam and Eve, slayed his brother Abel. In result, showed us an inside of the difference comparison between what is considered good and evil of the story, emphasizing that Grendel can be described as the ultimate evil. And also throughout the story it brings up references of Cain’s story to focus on evilness that may occur or to subjugate on a particular event. In addition, this intake of religious …show more content…
So given this idea, amplifies a stronger sense of the story, for the reason that Grendel and his mother must be exorcised from society given these image, left alone of the countless murders. Therefore, the meaning of “monster” was implicated towards the characters in a way the Grendel was corresponding with Cain. Since Cain slayed his brother, while Grendel was understood as being the evil one for terrorizing society by killing people. Next, the dragon symbolized as a Christian symbol of sin, for that Beowulf would have to eliminate in order to demonstrate the heroic code. Unfortunately, leading to the death of both Beowulf and the dragon in a mutual ending during a close combat to represent the unavoidable of