Examining Character Traits in Old English and Modern Culture
From the most miniscule general action as in, peeling a banana, walking, talking, eating, or anything not really thought about daily...our cultures in this world are all different in some type of way, even though many things may be similar. Cultures all around the world inherit their own lifestyle although throughout time spent increasing knowledge and individuality, cultures tend to evolve and begin to think very differently. Within the epic of Beowulf and the movie “Beowulf and Grendel,” you may see a distinct cultural difference between both sets of characters. With the act of perceiving the way both cultures in the epic and movie are illustrated, both may show you how much …show more content…
Grendel in the epic of Beowulf he is the spawn of Cain, purely wretched by nature. His entire being is devoided by joy and with the evil he is, he hate the happiness and noise of the men at the mead-hall (Heorot). Grendel attacks killing 30 men a single night at the hall and then goes back the next night for more. The only way men can stay alive without any loss is to stay out of the mead-hall during the night as that is his “adventure time.” With absolute power, when Beowulf defeats him, Grendel dies off by health and loss of his type of blood. In the movie, Grendel is a more human-like creature who has basically most characteristics of a normal human besides his language and looks. Grendel loses his father in a fight between Hrothgar and his men, and Grendel’s father himself. Living alone with his mother, Grendel keeps the head of his father he chopped off to keep in his cave for memory and gives him that boost to keep seeking revenge on Hrothgar the King for killing him. Unlike the epic, that is Grendel’s only reason for violence learned by Beowulf as he talks with him not caring about the happiness and joy, but by the loss of a beloved relative. On the defeat of Grendel by Beowulf, he ends up running to his cave but getting trapped on a rope by his hand as he jumped out the window. Un-wanting to be captured by Beowulf, Grendel cuts off his own arm and flees toward his mother in the cave only making it to the lake where the Danes are baptized. As Grendel dies, his mother is furious at beowulf and tries to attack Beowulf hoping to kill him for revenge. Beowulf sees Grendel's mother in a cave and tries to hit her with his sword, but it fails to pierce her skin so he throws the sword away and attacks the mother with his bare hand. He trusts “in his strength, his mighty hand-grip.” Beowulf manages to throw Grendel’s mother down
From the most miniscule general action as in, peeling a banana, walking, talking, eating, or anything not really thought about daily...our cultures in this world are all different in some type of way, even though many things may be similar. Cultures all around the world inherit their own lifestyle although throughout time spent increasing knowledge and individuality, cultures tend to evolve and begin to think very differently. Within the epic of Beowulf and the movie “Beowulf and Grendel,” you may see a distinct cultural difference between both sets of characters. With the act of perceiving the way both cultures in the epic and movie are illustrated, both may show you how much …show more content…
Grendel in the epic of Beowulf he is the spawn of Cain, purely wretched by nature. His entire being is devoided by joy and with the evil he is, he hate the happiness and noise of the men at the mead-hall (Heorot). Grendel attacks killing 30 men a single night at the hall and then goes back the next night for more. The only way men can stay alive without any loss is to stay out of the mead-hall during the night as that is his “adventure time.” With absolute power, when Beowulf defeats him, Grendel dies off by health and loss of his type of blood. In the movie, Grendel is a more human-like creature who has basically most characteristics of a normal human besides his language and looks. Grendel loses his father in a fight between Hrothgar and his men, and Grendel’s father himself. Living alone with his mother, Grendel keeps the head of his father he chopped off to keep in his cave for memory and gives him that boost to keep seeking revenge on Hrothgar the King for killing him. Unlike the epic, that is Grendel’s only reason for violence learned by Beowulf as he talks with him not caring about the happiness and joy, but by the loss of a beloved relative. On the defeat of Grendel by Beowulf, he ends up running to his cave but getting trapped on a rope by his hand as he jumped out the window. Un-wanting to be captured by Beowulf, Grendel cuts off his own arm and flees toward his mother in the cave only making it to the lake where the Danes are baptized. As Grendel dies, his mother is furious at beowulf and tries to attack Beowulf hoping to kill him for revenge. Beowulf sees Grendel's mother in a cave and tries to hit her with his sword, but it fails to pierce her skin so he throws the sword away and attacks the mother with his bare hand. He trusts “in his strength, his mighty hand-grip.” Beowulf manages to throw Grendel’s mother down