Different symbologies between Beowulf and Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
What different symbologies are established in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? Both Beowulf and Sir Gawain are heroes who venture to fight against enemies, displaying admirable features such as confidence, strength and courage. In addition, although these stories were written in different periods of history, both have the same background, and it is based on heroism, honor, adventures and courage. Also, they are composed of different symbologies that typify each of them, and make them into the incredible stories that are extraordinarily appreciated today by the intelligence for who wrote them. The different symbologies that will be discussed are the role …show more content…
On the one hand, Beowulf was written in the Anglo-Saxon period, so we must know the dissimilar of history in which women are guided by the idea of women in the Anglo-Saxon society. At that time, the female role referred to inferiority or to be passive; and being a woman meant being inferior to the male figure, which always took the title of hero. In addition, the role of women would always be secondary with respect to the men. It can be said that the more predominant female character in the poem, and who has caused an impression as an element of criticism is Grendel’s mother. "She is identified only by her biological function of having given birth to Grendel" (Shari Horner) (DISCOURSE OF ENCLOSURE). What attracts the attention of this female character is the quality of "mother" that she had. In contrast, the conception of women changed in 1970. The role of the woman is guided to be more romantic than the woman’s figure in the Anglo-Saxon era. We find that the concept of females is often different in the poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”; however, women seem to have all the power in their hands in this story, but the author's intention tends to be another. The author's intention is that women in having power could lead to committing sins and even death. Maureen Fries mentions: "Eve became known as the source and symbol of lust and the dangers of the flesh; it was
What different symbologies are established in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? Both Beowulf and Sir Gawain are heroes who venture to fight against enemies, displaying admirable features such as confidence, strength and courage. In addition, although these stories were written in different periods of history, both have the same background, and it is based on heroism, honor, adventures and courage. Also, they are composed of different symbologies that typify each of them, and make them into the incredible stories that are extraordinarily appreciated today by the intelligence for who wrote them. The different symbologies that will be discussed are the role …show more content…
On the one hand, Beowulf was written in the Anglo-Saxon period, so we must know the dissimilar of history in which women are guided by the idea of women in the Anglo-Saxon society. At that time, the female role referred to inferiority or to be passive; and being a woman meant being inferior to the male figure, which always took the title of hero. In addition, the role of women would always be secondary with respect to the men. It can be said that the more predominant female character in the poem, and who has caused an impression as an element of criticism is Grendel’s mother. "She is identified only by her biological function of having given birth to Grendel" (Shari Horner) (DISCOURSE OF ENCLOSURE). What attracts the attention of this female character is the quality of "mother" that she had. In contrast, the conception of women changed in 1970. The role of the woman is guided to be more romantic than the woman’s figure in the Anglo-Saxon era. We find that the concept of females is often different in the poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”; however, women seem to have all the power in their hands in this story, but the author's intention tends to be another. The author's intention is that women in having power could lead to committing sins and even death. Maureen Fries mentions: "Eve became known as the source and symbol of lust and the dangers of the flesh; it was