Is Beowulf Cruel Or Prideful?

Beowulf represents great skill in his battles against gruesome monsters. He is able to use those skills , to defeat his opponent, which is very wise. Sometimes Beowulf may be prideful, but I do believe he is a great soldier. Though, Beowulf had fierce battles with beast, he was able to defeat them all in different ways. He is a strong and defiant soldier, and he has great tactics in battle: in each of Beowulf’s battles he is able to look at his opponent, and use the materials he needs to be able to defeat his opponent. To begin with, Beowulf’s first battle was with Grendel. Before the battle, Beowulf had pridefully chosen to use his hands to battle Grendel. The cause of this would show Beowulf’s strength to King Hrothgar. This act may …show more content…
Once again, Beowulf had acted upon his pride and thirst for fame. “ And Beowulf uttered his final boast: I’ve never known fear, as a youth, I fought in endless battle, I am old now, but I will fight again, seek fame still, if the dragon hiding in his tower, dares to face me” ( Beowulf, 625). He had concluded on fighting the dragon, though he was old. Sadly, when Beowulf was losing in the battle, all his men had failed him and ran away. But only one soldier had stayed, and his name was Higlac. “ A beaten warrior. None of his comrades came to help him, his brave and noble followers; they ran for their lived fled deep in a wood, And only one of them remained, stood their miserable, remembering as a good man must, what kingship should mean” (Beowulf, 710). Together, Beowulf and Higlac defeated the dragon, but Beowulf had been mortally wounded and he …show more content…
Not only that, but each battle showed how skillful but prideful Beowulf was. Beowulf was a noble man, but his pride, caused his death. Other than that, my preference on Beowulf is that he is strong, intelligent, and courageous; which, bring him triumph in his battles. In every battle that Beowulf enters, he uses his intelligence in the battle, which is why he is able to defeat the monsters he is up against. For Grendel, Beowulf was able to use his bare hands, because he knew that he had enough strength in his arms. As for Grendel’s mom, he defeats her by wearing his mail as protection from her claws, and Beowulf uses a special sword to slice her head off. In the situation for dragon, Beowulf might have died, but he did not die in vain. He was able to defeat the dragon by his “short