Why Was Beowulf Considered A Monster

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A monster is an ugly, gigantic, vicious creature. Not only that but their actions also describe who they are. If they do it to harm someone than they are considered a monster. In this this case with no doubt the real monster would be Beowulf. He fits under all of the qualifications of a monster according to his looks and his actions. He was just a selfish monster that did not care about others. His actions made him get to the point where he let everyone down. His looks made people stay away from him. The first reason why he is considered a monster is because he was basically just selfish. He did not care about others. He was suppose to be a leader, but all he did was just make himself happy. When he fought the dragon all he cared about was …show more content…
They people basically left because they knew that his actions could have hurt them. They did not have trust in him anymore, he lost that with all the things he did. If he would have cared he would have protected them, but more importantly, he would have put them before anything else. Everyone thought that beowulf was trying to hurt them, which was kind of true because he did not think of them before his actions. They had the right to leave, since they were already scared of what he could do next. They counted on him and he was not a good leader to them. They all depended on him and he let them down. They did not have confidence in him anymore. That made him look really …show more content…
He was described as an ugly beast like creature. He was really big which made people terrified of him. His appearance fits into the category of a monster. That is one of the first things people look at, the appearance. His appearance made them afraid of him. If he was not ugly and beast looking like he was, he would have been treated differently by others. He would not have had other monsters as his enemies. They thought he was a bad creature. That made him a monster, the way that he looked made others think that he was evil and bad. If he would have took care of his reputation than maybe people would have looked at him in a whole different prespective. He ruined it so he has to suffer the consequences of being hated by many and left behind be his people, because they were scared of his actions. His appearence would not have matter much. That Is Why Beowulf is considered a monster with no doubt. He did many things to show the monster that he was. He fits into all the qualifications of a monster. He could have made his people get hurt by his actions. He did not care about what others thought he was just a selfish. If his actions were not as bad as they were I do not think that anyone would have be terrified of him even if he was ugly and beastly looking. These are the reasons why I believe that beowulf is considered the real monster with no

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