Courage is the rare trait that involves feeling fear but not listening to it. Courage is living by a higher ideal. It is living with a purpose that is greater than the fear. If there is no fear, then courage cannot be exercised. Wisdom without courage is weak, and courage without wisdom is dangerous. Beowulf is a perfect example of this. He acted on courage without wisdom and acted foolishly. He was more focused on furthering his own name and accomplishments. Pride produces blind courage, which will ultimately result in death.
Courage is looked highly upon, not only in the Bible but in the world as well. Courage can be defined as “the ability to do something that frightens one” (Courage, def. 1). The interesting thing about courage is that in order to have it, one must be afraid; but it is important for a person not to let fear hinder him from doing what needs to be done. In Beowulf, courage is a common theme. At …show more content…
Courage and wisdom are two sides of the same coin. One cannot have courage without first being able to make wise decisions concerning the actions he is going to take. It can be argued that Beowulf acted, at times, in foolishness and not bravery. He looked for ways to spread his name, to gain more pride and greatness, and to have new things about which to boast. One great example of this was the time Beowulf set out to fight the dragon. Lines 2345-2353 say, “Yet the prince of the rings was too proud to line up with a large army against the sky-plague. He had scant regard for the dragon as a threat, no dread at all of its courage or strength, for he had kept going often in the past, through perils and ordeals of every sort, after he had purged Hrothgar’s hall, triumphed in Heorot and beaten Grendel.” Beowulf was so caught up in pride that he did not use wisdom at all in this battle. He was so filled with pride that it gave him blind courage, which ultimately resulted in his
Courage is looked highly upon, not only in the Bible but in the world as well. Courage can be defined as “the ability to do something that frightens one” (Courage, def. 1). The interesting thing about courage is that in order to have it, one must be afraid; but it is important for a person not to let fear hinder him from doing what needs to be done. In Beowulf, courage is a common theme. At …show more content…
Courage and wisdom are two sides of the same coin. One cannot have courage without first being able to make wise decisions concerning the actions he is going to take. It can be argued that Beowulf acted, at times, in foolishness and not bravery. He looked for ways to spread his name, to gain more pride and greatness, and to have new things about which to boast. One great example of this was the time Beowulf set out to fight the dragon. Lines 2345-2353 say, “Yet the prince of the rings was too proud to line up with a large army against the sky-plague. He had scant regard for the dragon as a threat, no dread at all of its courage or strength, for he had kept going often in the past, through perils and ordeals of every sort, after he had purged Hrothgar’s hall, triumphed in Heorot and beaten Grendel.” Beowulf was so caught up in pride that he did not use wisdom at all in this battle. He was so filled with pride that it gave him blind courage, which ultimately resulted in his