Beowulf is really human
(An analysis of Beowulf’s motives from Beowulf) Writers block sucks, it is like a psychological wall that has no door to go through; it cannot be scaled even by the most skilled climber. Just as writers get writers block, heroes from epic poems get staying alive block. This leads to the conclusion that there is an underlying, unspoken agreement that is understood by those that create and write epic poems. There are three of these unspoken underlying agreements that are easily noticeable when reading an epic poem. The first of these agreements is that the poem must be long; so long that when the average reader goes to read the poem they are scared away by its sheer size. Secondly, the story line is always the same: …show more content…
When these words are said over and over in one’s mind it is tough to describe the meditative force that it derives from within the mind. Battle is not necessarily a necessary evil; battle can be avoided through the pursuit of the unity of all people. It does sound like a tongue twister of a phrase but it is the reality of the human kind. Unity to Beowulf is how the brief excerpt can be explained, “name survives him.” In this quote from Beowulf, the writer is describing how the name of a person is what unites all peoples. Beowulf fights and kills Grendel with his bare hands in order to unify the Geats people with the Danes. This idea of unity is one of the driving forces for Beowulf to kill Grendel along with Grendel’s mom. Unity is defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary as “the state of being in complete agreement.” Unity is what gives Beowulf the power to be courageous when in the face of inevitable …show more content…
Peace is ultimately the greatest promise of all. There is no achieving it until the realization of it comes about. Beowulf does not know peace he simply has a brief understanding of the concept of peace. Peace is living without pain; pain from suffering or from death but mainly from everything. Beowulf, when fighting the dragon must face a fear that is not expressed within the text: the fear of true peace. There is no dialogue with in the text that can truly support this claim; however, the entirety of the battle sequence along with the long dialogues all come together to formulate the idea that peace is an ever present battle and the only way to win the battle is through the internal realization of why there is a need for
(An analysis of Beowulf’s motives from Beowulf) Writers block sucks, it is like a psychological wall that has no door to go through; it cannot be scaled even by the most skilled climber. Just as writers get writers block, heroes from epic poems get staying alive block. This leads to the conclusion that there is an underlying, unspoken agreement that is understood by those that create and write epic poems. There are three of these unspoken underlying agreements that are easily noticeable when reading an epic poem. The first of these agreements is that the poem must be long; so long that when the average reader goes to read the poem they are scared away by its sheer size. Secondly, the story line is always the same: …show more content…
When these words are said over and over in one’s mind it is tough to describe the meditative force that it derives from within the mind. Battle is not necessarily a necessary evil; battle can be avoided through the pursuit of the unity of all people. It does sound like a tongue twister of a phrase but it is the reality of the human kind. Unity to Beowulf is how the brief excerpt can be explained, “name survives him.” In this quote from Beowulf, the writer is describing how the name of a person is what unites all peoples. Beowulf fights and kills Grendel with his bare hands in order to unify the Geats people with the Danes. This idea of unity is one of the driving forces for Beowulf to kill Grendel along with Grendel’s mom. Unity is defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary as “the state of being in complete agreement.” Unity is what gives Beowulf the power to be courageous when in the face of inevitable …show more content…
Peace is ultimately the greatest promise of all. There is no achieving it until the realization of it comes about. Beowulf does not know peace he simply has a brief understanding of the concept of peace. Peace is living without pain; pain from suffering or from death but mainly from everything. Beowulf, when fighting the dragon must face a fear that is not expressed within the text: the fear of true peace. There is no dialogue with in the text that can truly support this claim; however, the entirety of the battle sequence along with the long dialogues all come together to formulate the idea that peace is an ever present battle and the only way to win the battle is through the internal realization of why there is a need for