Fame is unwanted by some, but Beowulf would fight monsters and demons for it. IN Emily Dickinson’s poem “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” she says that fame is unwanted and obnoxious. The author of Beowulf would disagree with what Dickinson says about fame because Beowulf accepts the challenge of killing monsters, ultimately for fame; in Emily Dickinson’s poem “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”, the speaker does not wish for fame or to be anything more than a nobody.
Beowulf mentions fame in various ways when talking about the character Beowulf. In the text it states “So fame/ Comes to the men who mean to win it/ And cares about nothing else…” (Beowulf 507-509). Beowulf defeats Grendel with his bare hands and does not hesitate to kill Grendel’s mother next,
Beowulf mentions fame in various ways when talking about the character Beowulf. In the text it states “So fame/ Comes to the men who mean to win it/ And cares about nothing else…” (Beowulf 507-509). Beowulf defeats Grendel with his bare hands and does not hesitate to kill Grendel’s mother next,