How Does Heaney Tell The Story Of Beowulf

Two Sides of One Story There’s always two sides to every story and two explanations of why they are both different. Once there’s a story in place, it becomes prone to numerous modifications by either side. They may have the same concept but contain several aspects that help the writer tell the story in a separate light. In the epic Beowulf (Heaney), the writer centered the story around the main characters, which include Beowulf, Grendel, and Hrothgar. However in the movie Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson), the writer introduces several new characters not introduced in the epic, like Selma and the priest. The movie’s addition of new characters in the Beowulf story portrays the fine lines. in our society and culture, affecting the characters …show more content…
It was focused around the battles and kinships with the men. The men saw Grendel as evil from the start and had no reason for the way they treated him. Grendel is on his own and had no one to take his side or even give him any consideration. The men thought he was evil because he showed no real reasons behind his actions. Since Grendel was seen as a threat from the start, he could never really escape trouble. Nobody was able to treat Grendel like a real person. He was eager to kill the Danes for revenge for the death of his father, but the men didn’t see that reason. In the epic, there was no sympathy whatsoever by society, which was equal everywhere. Gunnarsson symbolized the witch to represent acceptance and compassion. She was not made to become an outcast or be excluded from society. In this time, women had no choice but to isolated from society. The movie made the audience realize that she was the character with higher morals. Considering the conditions she was going through, she was the person who helps others see a different view on people, not “judging a book by its cover.” The witch taught exactly what we should be doing. She was doing what she could to protect those that she loved. In her case, Grendel’s father, her husband, and Grendel, her