The steps of a hero’s journey, or the monomyth, outline the hero in an epic poem. In the Epic Poem Beowulf, Beowulf fits the mold of the hero. In the monomyth the hero usually starts out as an ordinary person, which Beowulf is. He does not have any supernatural qualities that differ from any of the other characters. The next step of the hero’s journey begins with him going on a journey or quest. In this Epic Poem, Beowulf begins his journey on the way to the Danes where he meets King Hrothgar and he tells him about Grendel. Usually in the steps of the hero's journey the epic hero will refuse to take the challenge, but Beowulf does not refuse the challenge instead he tells Hrothgar that he wants to fight Grendel so that he will never return,
