The existence of monsters was not a myth for the people, during the Viking Age of Scandinavia. The people at that time believed in grisly beasts and mighty heroes who faced them everyday. For this reason the beliefs of heroism and villainy remain distinctive as day and night. A hero is handsome, brave, and noble while a villain is cruel, horrid, and savage. It may be hard to believe that many of the Anglo-Saxon views that lived thousands of years ago, still continue to influence modern day society. Villains may not be monsters anymore, but we continue to view then as humans who are cruel, cowards, and cunning till this day.
Villains can be barbaric or cruel, but not to the extent they once were during the Anglo-Saxon times. In Beowulf, before …show more content…
Now, people are also cruel with their words. A modernized example of a cruel act can be experience even in the education system today. Bullies in schools, lead to an excessive amount of students to commit suicide because of verbal or physical assaults. At the age of fourteen, Dawn Wesley, a Canadian high school student, hung herself due to the pressure of bullies. It was reported that she experiance a constant cycle of psychological abuse and verbal threats from three other female peers. This example displays physical violence and verbal aggressions, just as dangerous as it was thousands of years ago. These morals are some of the ones that still hold the same concept it did during the Anglo-Saxon era, which is that acting savagely is an act of …show more content…
In Beowulf, Grendel is a monster whose only joy comes from murdering his victims in the middle of the night, when he knows they are fast asleep. “[Grendel] found them sprawled in sleep, suspecting nothing, their dreams undisturbed. The monster’s thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws: he slipped through the door and … snatched up thirty men …”(33-37) the following morning the people “… saw how well [Grendel] had worked …”(41-42) The king of the Danes, Hrothgar, and his people, were not expecting Grendel’s nocturnal attack, and were taken aback by the sudden death of their people. This was Grendel’s effective yet cruel act of
Villains can be barbaric or cruel, but not to the extent they once were during the Anglo-Saxon times. In Beowulf, before …show more content…
Now, people are also cruel with their words. A modernized example of a cruel act can be experience even in the education system today. Bullies in schools, lead to an excessive amount of students to commit suicide because of verbal or physical assaults. At the age of fourteen, Dawn Wesley, a Canadian high school student, hung herself due to the pressure of bullies. It was reported that she experiance a constant cycle of psychological abuse and verbal threats from three other female peers. This example displays physical violence and verbal aggressions, just as dangerous as it was thousands of years ago. These morals are some of the ones that still hold the same concept it did during the Anglo-Saxon era, which is that acting savagely is an act of …show more content…
In Beowulf, Grendel is a monster whose only joy comes from murdering his victims in the middle of the night, when he knows they are fast asleep. “[Grendel] found them sprawled in sleep, suspecting nothing, their dreams undisturbed. The monster’s thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws: he slipped through the door and … snatched up thirty men …”(33-37) the following morning the people “… saw how well [Grendel] had worked …”(41-42) The king of the Danes, Hrothgar, and his people, were not expecting Grendel’s nocturnal attack, and were taken aback by the sudden death of their people. This was Grendel’s effective yet cruel act of