Beowulf has evil creatures like dragons and demons. For example there was a monster named Grendel that was from the fen which was a place where evil creatures dwelled. There are heroes that go on challenging conquests and fight bad things. For example there was a hero named Beowulf who fought monsters like Grendel. This book had many fantastical elements of things that seem unrealistic but there is a moral to the story that relates to our world and maybe some of your experiences you have had. To understand the morals you will need to know what happened in “Beowulf A New Telling”. There was a man named Hrothgar. He had a dream of a huge hall that was elegant and beautiful. He ordered his men to recreate his dream. Once it was finished
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Also what they are truly like. For example they use lightness and darkness to show this. For example “Hrothgar had a backbone that would bend to no man. He was bold and fierce, with red hair, a jutting jaw, and eyes like naked swords.” p.4 shows the goodness in Hrothgar. Another example is “A trail of blood was left where the creature crawled. This was because it fed on living things and had grown so fat and swollen in it's greed that bits of people it had eaten dripped from its scummy lips and crooked teeth. Its claws were red and its breath, coming in little gasps, stank like a drain. P.7 shows the evilness in grendel. Details like shiny brave noble show the good in something. Details like gross awful mean show the evilness in something. This is more interesting and detailed then saying he was good or he was …show more content…
Some are more noticeable than others. One of the themes was that we all have bad in us. Beowulf even said this in the book. It means that no matter how good you are you still have done bad things. Doing one bad thing doesn't make you a bad person. You need to take what you learned from what you did then know what to do better next time. If you don't admit that you did something wrong you will do it again. You need to learn from the experience and improve as a person. Another theme that you may relate to is that the are so called “monsters” in our life. We don't have to be a hero with a cape and an army to “conquer” our monsters. Yes it may be hard but with others people's help it is
Also what they are truly like. For example they use lightness and darkness to show this. For example “Hrothgar had a backbone that would bend to no man. He was bold and fierce, with red hair, a jutting jaw, and eyes like naked swords.” p.4 shows the goodness in Hrothgar. Another example is “A trail of blood was left where the creature crawled. This was because it fed on living things and had grown so fat and swollen in it's greed that bits of people it had eaten dripped from its scummy lips and crooked teeth. Its claws were red and its breath, coming in little gasps, stank like a drain. P.7 shows the evilness in grendel. Details like shiny brave noble show the good in something. Details like gross awful mean show the evilness in something. This is more interesting and detailed then saying he was good or he was …show more content…
Some are more noticeable than others. One of the themes was that we all have bad in us. Beowulf even said this in the book. It means that no matter how good you are you still have done bad things. Doing one bad thing doesn't make you a bad person. You need to take what you learned from what you did then know what to do better next time. If you don't admit that you did something wrong you will do it again. You need to learn from the experience and improve as a person. Another theme that you may relate to is that the are so called “monsters” in our life. We don't have to be a hero with a cape and an army to “conquer” our monsters. Yes it may be hard but with others people's help it is