Considering how Beowulf acted throughout the entirety of Beowulf, it is reasonable to consider him both an epic hero and a regular hero. When the Danes were harassed by Grendel and Beowulf found out, he does not hesitate to help them. While talking to King Hrothgar, king of the Danes, Beowulf asks, “‘I have come so far, Oh shelterer of warriors and your people’s loved friend, That this one favor you should not refuse me – That I, alone and with the help of my men. May purge all evil from this hall,’” (Raffel 38). Beowulf both defends his father’s, Edgetho’s, honor and defends the Danes when they are unable to defend themselves. After Grendel’s Mother raids Herot and steals one of King Hrothgar’s best men, Beowulf fearlessly plunges into the
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When Beowulf hears of the evil demons that are attacking Herot, his sense of morality brings him to their aid. The dragon that ultimately kills him is clearly no match for him, but fear does not stop Beowulf from battling it and instead makes him more motivated to fight. Beowulf refuses to ever skip a battle that he could be in, whether it was Grendel, his mother, or the dragon. He offered to fight Grendel alone with only his hands so the Danes did not have to sacrifice more men to defeat the monster. In order to return his father’s honor to King Hrothgar for when he vouched for Edgetho when he attacked the Wulfing man, Beowulf comes to aid the Danes with Grendel. All of the following are heroic actions that Beowulf takes that put his own life on the line but end up saving other lives and show how he is truly a hero. A real life example of a hero was seen in September 2014 when a school bus driver threw a child out of the way of a school bus before it crushed and killed the driver. The driver was practicing evacuation procedures with the students on the morning of September 16th, 2014. As they exited out of the back of the bus, the final student was climbing out when the bus started to roll towards her. The bus driver quickly tossed the girl onto nearby grass and was subsequently …show more content…
The driver’s sense of good was shown when she saved the young girl’s life in the same way Beowulf helped the Danes when they were being killed by Grendel. The driver was brave in that she did not run away from the rolling bus to let the student die similar to how Beowulf was brave and did not run away from fighting Grendel. Beowulf refused to shy away from any monster like how the driver did not let the rolling bus stop her from saving a life. Refusing to let another person die when she could have done something about it, the driver put her own life before the girl, while Beowulf fought off the demons so the Danes would not have to. Upholding her duty to keep her students safe, the driver saved a student’s life as Beowulf honored the favor his father owed to King Hrothgar for what he did for
When Beowulf hears of the evil demons that are attacking Herot, his sense of morality brings him to their aid. The dragon that ultimately kills him is clearly no match for him, but fear does not stop Beowulf from battling it and instead makes him more motivated to fight. Beowulf refuses to ever skip a battle that he could be in, whether it was Grendel, his mother, or the dragon. He offered to fight Grendel alone with only his hands so the Danes did not have to sacrifice more men to defeat the monster. In order to return his father’s honor to King Hrothgar for when he vouched for Edgetho when he attacked the Wulfing man, Beowulf comes to aid the Danes with Grendel. All of the following are heroic actions that Beowulf takes that put his own life on the line but end up saving other lives and show how he is truly a hero. A real life example of a hero was seen in September 2014 when a school bus driver threw a child out of the way of a school bus before it crushed and killed the driver. The driver was practicing evacuation procedures with the students on the morning of September 16th, 2014. As they exited out of the back of the bus, the final student was climbing out when the bus started to roll towards her. The bus driver quickly tossed the girl onto nearby grass and was subsequently …show more content…
The driver’s sense of good was shown when she saved the young girl’s life in the same way Beowulf helped the Danes when they were being killed by Grendel. The driver was brave in that she did not run away from the rolling bus to let the student die similar to how Beowulf was brave and did not run away from fighting Grendel. Beowulf refused to shy away from any monster like how the driver did not let the rolling bus stop her from saving a life. Refusing to let another person die when she could have done something about it, the driver put her own life before the girl, while Beowulf fought off the demons so the Danes would not have to. Upholding her duty to keep her students safe, the driver saved a student’s life as Beowulf honored the favor his father owed to King Hrothgar for what he did for