Compare And Contrast Beowulf And Men In Black

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In the action works Men in Black [M.I.B], created by Steven Spielberg, and Beowulf by an unidentified Anglo-Saxon author, a hero is attempting to overthrow monsters. The movie Men in Black is the about the main character Jay that attempts to kill a bug that takes over the city of New York. The next story Beowulf is about a hero named Beowulf who offers to come overseas to help defeat the monster Grendel that kills during the night. The plot structure, characters, and setting are extremely different in the stories Men in Black and

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