In Seamus Heaney’s Beowulf, during the battle with the dragon, the dark and hellish diction used to describe the fire and the contrast in the language of Wiglaf’s dialogue from Beowulf’s used by the author suggest that God has moved from Beowulf and has given his grace to Wiglaf. As Beowulf approaches the dragon for battle, the author uses “Hard by the rock-face/ that hale veteran, a good man /who had gone repeatedly into combat and danger/ and come through saw a stone arch/ and a gushing stream that burst from the barrow/, blazing, and wafting a deadly heat”. (2542) The diction that the author uses to describe the fire such as “blazing” and “deadly heat” depicts a hellish imagery, foreshadowing something deathlike, dark or demonic to happen.
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When Wiglaf goes to the aid of Beowulf he says “Let us go to him, help our leader/ through the hot flame and dread of the fire/. As God is my witness, I would rather my body/ were robed in the same burning blaze”. (2648) The author has included the mention of God and the fire from the dragon in Wiglaf’s dialogue as to say that he has God’s grace now. This contrasts with the dialogue of Beowulf because Beowulf did not praise God in his final boast and thought that he would win because of his prowess. The author describes the fire with words “burning blaze” and “dread” to symbolize how the fire is hell engulfing Beowulf. The author suggests that God has moved on from Beowulf to Wiglaf by including hellish descriptions and the mention of God in Wiglaf’s dialogue and the battle with the …show more content…
He had come to redeem himself because his very religious base of supporters had begun to doubt him ever since God had moved on from the last leader of the Geats and given the grace to him. The current border security had not been enough to hold the dragon out. It had trespassed onto his land and slaughtered countless innocent people people. It was bringing chaos, crime, and unrest to the land of the Evangelicals.
The Lord of the Evangelicals approached the den of the dragon. Sensing the approach, the dragon spewed blazing-hot, dark-red flames. Beowulf lifted his heavy gold plated shield, encrusted with diamonds that glinted with a hopeless light, made for people specifically with large hands. This was made for him in exchange for a small sum of a million dollars. He grabbed the brutal dragon by its tail, but the dragon escaped unharmed and retaliated with a crushing bite to Beowulf’s shoulder. Beowulf gushed out deep-red liquid and cried in agony. This grim tale would be referred to later on in life as “locker room
When Wiglaf goes to the aid of Beowulf he says “Let us go to him, help our leader/ through the hot flame and dread of the fire/. As God is my witness, I would rather my body/ were robed in the same burning blaze”. (2648) The author has included the mention of God and the fire from the dragon in Wiglaf’s dialogue as to say that he has God’s grace now. This contrasts with the dialogue of Beowulf because Beowulf did not praise God in his final boast and thought that he would win because of his prowess. The author describes the fire with words “burning blaze” and “dread” to symbolize how the fire is hell engulfing Beowulf. The author suggests that God has moved on from Beowulf to Wiglaf by including hellish descriptions and the mention of God in Wiglaf’s dialogue and the battle with the …show more content…
He had come to redeem himself because his very religious base of supporters had begun to doubt him ever since God had moved on from the last leader of the Geats and given the grace to him. The current border security had not been enough to hold the dragon out. It had trespassed onto his land and slaughtered countless innocent people people. It was bringing chaos, crime, and unrest to the land of the Evangelicals.
The Lord of the Evangelicals approached the den of the dragon. Sensing the approach, the dragon spewed blazing-hot, dark-red flames. Beowulf lifted his heavy gold plated shield, encrusted with diamonds that glinted with a hopeless light, made for people specifically with large hands. This was made for him in exchange for a small sum of a million dollars. He grabbed the brutal dragon by its tail, but the dragon escaped unharmed and retaliated with a crushing bite to Beowulf’s shoulder. Beowulf gushed out deep-red liquid and cried in agony. This grim tale would be referred to later on in life as “locker room