Beowulf: A hero? "Be of good hope; be valiant; watch for the foe" said by the King of the Danes in the illustrated version of Beowulf by Gareth hinds depicts the qualities of a hero. The graphic novel follows the protagonist known as Beowulf for the latter part of his life. Numerous fights between Beowulf and monsters and beasts occur within the novel. One cannot dispute of the many heroic acts Beowulf had performed. One can also see that Beowulf was a hero on a quest. In the piece of text entitled How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster it depicts in depth the path one takes during a quest. In the text it states "The quest consists of five things: (a) a quester, (b) a place to go, (e)
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On page 12 of the graphic novel it states " Certain men are newly come, my lord, far across the sea from the land of the Geats, and the name of their chief is Beowulf." This quotation from one of the King of Danes ' servants, identifies our quester as the chief of the land of the Geats, Beowulf. The next part of the quest is "(b) a place to go." The place to go in this scenario for our quester is the land of the Danes to speak with the King as shown in the previous quote. The next part of the quest is "(e) a stated reason to go there." This part of the quest is shown when Beowulf goes to talk to the King of Danes. The graphic novel states on page 13, "I am Beowulf, kinsman to King Hygelac. Many deeds I have done in my life, and now reports of the monster Grendel have brought me to your land." As shown by this piece of evidence, the stated reason for our quester to go to the land of the Danes is to solve the issue that is Grendel. We also see from this quotation that Beowulf has done many deeds as said and now once more he is offering himself to aid the people in the land. One can definitely say that these such acts are those of a
On page 12 of the graphic novel it states " Certain men are newly come, my lord, far across the sea from the land of the Geats, and the name of their chief is Beowulf." This quotation from one of the King of Danes ' servants, identifies our quester as the chief of the land of the Geats, Beowulf. The next part of the quest is "(b) a place to go." The place to go in this scenario for our quester is the land of the Danes to speak with the King as shown in the previous quote. The next part of the quest is "(e) a stated reason to go there." This part of the quest is shown when Beowulf goes to talk to the King of Danes. The graphic novel states on page 13, "I am Beowulf, kinsman to King Hygelac. Many deeds I have done in my life, and now reports of the monster Grendel have brought me to your land." As shown by this piece of evidence, the stated reason for our quester to go to the land of the Danes is to solve the issue that is Grendel. We also see from this quotation that Beowulf has done many deeds as said and now once more he is offering himself to aid the people in the land. One can definitely say that these such acts are those of a