The tale of “Beowulf” incorporates many characteristics of different monsters and heros which is told to be the oldest surviving English poem. It was composed by someone unknown but is said to probably have been a monk. The main characters in Beowulf are Grendel the monster, Grendel’s mother, a dragon, and Beowulf himself. The story of Beowulf is told about a monster, conceived by Cain, whom is very impatient hearing those in Herot rejoice loud in the banquet hall of King Hrothgar. Grendel does brutal killings that leave Beowulf to be the one who stops him and later, Grendel’s mother continues the killings herself after Beowulf kills her only son. Years later, Beowulf becomes king and a dragon menaces his kingdom which ends up being his last battle before he dies. The theme of Beowulf is revenge and its effect upon a society is that no matter what, as danger continues to rise, death will occur and revenge will grow out of that lose of death.
Grendel’s mother is one who has the most anger to have revenge after Beowulf kills her only son. For example, in the section of the story of Beowulf The Battle with Grendel’s Mother, where Beowulf finds the lair where Grendel’s mother is located; the fight begins and after …show more content…
Beowulf, sure of his win against a battle with Grendel’s mother, chose to go up against her being confident he would surely get the job done alone; uncertain of her strength, Beowulf’s revenge did not end as quick as he thought. Beowulf did not know that no sword could hurt her and he was furious up against Grendel’s mother; he only longed for fame and his revenge came in handy as “he tossed his sword aside, angry; the steel-edged blade lay where he’d dropped it,” (Unknown 17). As he wanted revenge on Grendel’s mother for entering Herot, he became furious when he could not get the job
Grendel’s mother is one who has the most anger to have revenge after Beowulf kills her only son. For example, in the section of the story of Beowulf The Battle with Grendel’s Mother, where Beowulf finds the lair where Grendel’s mother is located; the fight begins and after …show more content…
Beowulf, sure of his win against a battle with Grendel’s mother, chose to go up against her being confident he would surely get the job done alone; uncertain of her strength, Beowulf’s revenge did not end as quick as he thought. Beowulf did not know that no sword could hurt her and he was furious up against Grendel’s mother; he only longed for fame and his revenge came in handy as “he tossed his sword aside, angry; the steel-edged blade lay where he’d dropped it,” (Unknown 17). As he wanted revenge on Grendel’s mother for entering Herot, he became furious when he could not get the job