Beowulf is making a bad name for hero’s around the world. A hero should not be boastful, they should do something for the benefit of the people, not for himself. Physically, Grendel and his mother can be considered monsters, but mentally, they are basically just like everybody else. They have feelings, thoughts, and dreams for the future.…
When Beowulf first faced Grendel, he just took off Grendel’s arm like he was plucking a feather from a chicken. Even though he was successful and they partied all night they completely forgot about the people who didn't make it and were eaten by Grendel. When Beowulf faced Grendel's mother, she barely fought back at him. All she did was say "sleep" and wrap him. But of course without any lasting injuries, Beowulf kills Grendel's mother by just saying a few words to scare her.…
The story of Beowulf portrays a character that is highly mysterious and a great example of an oxymoron. Grendel’s mother is portrayed as either a great mother or a wicked witch depending on whose eyes the reader views the story through. Many readers may argue that Grendel’s mother is depicted as a caring and nurturing mother. Throughout the story the author portrays a mother that is trying to fight to protect and avenge her son. For example, in line 504 the author strategically includes the phrase, “To avenge her only son.”…
Beowulf’s battle between Grendel’s mother was quite the extraordinary fight. The battle started because Beowulf had killed her son and she wanted revenge on him. So he went to fight her, being the hero that he was. Her lair was underwater, and as soon as Beowulf entered it, she knew that he was there. She finds him and tries to injure him immediately but he is wear chain- mail armour, a protective suit, that she couldn’t break.…
Beowulf’s conflicts with Grendel and Grendel’s mother represent the constant struggle for medieval entities…
Tom Hanks once said, "A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown". This quote depicts the audacious voyage of the great hero, Beowulf. Although the author of the extraordinary epic is left anonymous, this poem is said to have been cherished since the seventh century. The author creates a well written heroic tail that engages the reader. The poet designed this story to contain several symbols, which brings character and originality to the writing.…
Grendel’s mother was seeking revenge for the scandalous acts that were taken out on her son. To perform her revenge, Grendel’s mother would kill innocent people and then attempt to kill Beowulf in her lair. With Grendel’s mother threatening Beowulf, it proves that women are not as powerless as they seem. Soon after the underwater fight with Grendel’s mother the narrator explains what would have happened if Beowulf did not come armed by saying, “The son of Ecgtheow would have surely perished and the Geats lost their warrior under the wide earth had the strong links and locks of his war-gear not helped to save him” (1550-1553). This is significant because when fighting Grendel Beowulf did not use anything but his bare hands.…
In Beowulf, Beowulf battles three different monsters. Each monster and fight has its own symbolism and difficulty. The most significant battle is the first, against Grendel. Beowulf arrives in Hrothgar’s kingdom to help defeat the monster that has been torturing the Danish people. Beowulf has a good reputation and he comes saying that if it is God’s will he will defeat the demon.…
This fight is more difficult for Beowulf than the fight with Grendel, as Beowulf is angry and his cause to kill is not pure: “He scoured the dwelling in single-minded anger” (1572-3). Beowulf only wins the fight because God has given him a sword. Yet that sword is melted by Grendel’s mother’s blood, which might suggest how powerful vengeance can be: it can destroy the God’s gift and make a man alienate himself from God. Beowulf is open to the evil of vengeance, which makes him a flawed hero in the Christian…
When Beowulf fights against the Grendel’s mother, he nearly…
Beowulf deals with an external conflict, Grendel and Grendel’s Mother. Grendel is a demon who prowls in King Hrothgar 's palace, destroying and killing many. Beowulf makes it his mission to fight and kill Grendel and Grendel’s Mother. The author writes, “Grendel was the name of this grim demon, haunting the marches, marauding round the heath and the desolate fens; he had dwelt for a long time in misery among the banished monsters…” (Beowulf 102-104).…
Beowulf has many life threatening battles but he is not frightened because he puts his trust and physical ability in God and believes that whatever the outcome is that it is in God’s plan. Grendel is viewed as a character associated with the devil and always trying to cause trouble. “To feud with Almighty God: Grendel saw that his strength was deserting him, his claws bound fast… (49).This expresses the societies’ belief in God and that there was a devil. In ones own life, their will always be struggles that one will have to overcome. Although Beowulf’s battles may be more gruesome and dangerous, one can take away from this that any battle that one is fighting can be accomplished with God and the determination like Beowulf.…
Beginning with their ancestry, both Beowulf and Grendel have similar familial history. Although Beowulf is considered to have strong lineage, his father, Ecgtheow, was said to have been in a blood thirsty war because of a murder he committed (Beowulf 470). Just as Beowulf, Grendel is a descendant of a notorious killer: Cain. Secondly, both characters have protective mothers whose names were never mentioned. Even though Beowulf puts a huge emphasis on a hero’s strong lineage, both the villain and the hero have similar ancestry in this poem.…
In the plot of the original epic poem, Beowulf is put through three major battles. He first fights Grendel, an evil monster from the moorland who terrorizes the Danish mead hall Heorot. Then he fights Grendel’s mother, a creature much like Grendel who hides in the waters of…
He fights with a code of honor and does not do it out of anger or revenge. Beowulf’s whole reasoning for fighting Grendel’s mother is revenge. Yes, Grendel’s mom comes to the mead-hall looking for revenge for her son’s death, but Beowulf first killed Grendel and keeping his arm. Grendel’s mother only comes for her son’s arm and for revenge. She wants to avenge her son and take back technically what is hers.…