Cultural Norms In Beowulf

Beowulf and Grendel: A Study in Cultural Paradigms
As Religion and social attitudes towards what defines a hero and a villain, changes throughout history.The criteria for what they can and cannot do also changes. As well as what they are and how they are portrayed by their peers, and whether the audience should or shouldn't have sympathy for them. Modern day heroes and villains have more character and the background to them, that shows how complex their life really is. Normally, heroes in the epic Beowulf (Gunnarsson) era have that simplistic duality that allows them to discard an evil mass (villain) without any reason. Even if the creature or thing had done nothing to harm him nor his kin. Such dilemma portrays a conflictive tone between the two Beowulf's, and characters fabricated alongside them. Including, the extra information inputted into the works to clarify the differences between cultures, and the emotional impacted creating by both. …show more content…
He tore the flesh eating creature's arm with a great force against the door, that Grendel’s arm was trapped in. Causing Grendel to flee and die in the arms of his mother. Infuriating his mother, and giving her a reason to attack Beowulf for his unkindly act toward her son. Unfortunately, in Beowulf the production, it was Beowulf, who had tied a rope around Grendel's wrist. Leaving Grendel no hope for a way to escape. As he dangles Grendel breaks off a piece of a stick off , and starts tearing his skin. Enabling him to detach his arm and escape from the Geat