Sigmund Freud, an neurologist and psychoanalyst, formulated three concepts of personality: id, ego, and superego. Id contains our drives and the pleasure principle. King Hrothgar can be depicted into this category. The fortunes of war favored Hrothgar. Hrothgar made a deal with the devil, Grendel’s Mother, and became king because of it. He also built a mead hall, called Heorot, for his people. Ego is our reality principle in which Beowulf is categorize under. Beowulf lives and reigns success. He is courageous and voluntaries himself to slay a dragon and kill Grendel. The superego is our moral principles. Grendel and Grendel’s Mother both have the superego personality. Without a monster to fight, Beowulf would not be a hero, or in other words
