Ever sense the beginning of time there have been epic stories about heros and courageous leaders who take down evil and bring peace to the people they protect, Beowulf is no different from this. Beowulf is an epic story that relates well to the time that it was introduced by having the stories of the epic battles and the defeats of the treacherous monsters that kept everyone entertained during this era. Not only does Beowulf represent the era well but it also has very interesting characters, themes and symbols that help teach us lessons that are very much so needed in today 's society. Beowulf teaches us courage, it shows us characters such as Beowulf himself that are true to his word and self-confident, and it also shows us symbols that give
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When Beowulf is at the feast when he arrives at Heorot he is sitting at a bench when the helming woman came by to give him a drink "with measured words she welcomed the Geat and thanked God for granting her wish that a deliverer she could believe in would arrive to ease their afflictions." (625 - 628) When she tells him this it gives a kind of Godly presence to Beowulf that he is their savior and he will relieve them of their transgression that is Grendel and his murderous ways. In the beginning of the story it talks about how a leader will come one day that would be set apart from others that had come before to deliver the Danish people from all their problems. It also states that the shield was still alive when it was the man 's time to go into the lords keeping. "Shield was still thriving when his time came and he crossed over into the Lords keeping." (26 - 27) This is symbolic of how the shield is God 's word and God 's protection over us how when we have it with us in our lives we will be taken by him when our time comes to spend eternity in his kingdom. Another interesting symbol in the story is Grendel the story often refers to him as "God-cursed" (711) which is similar to the devil who was banished and cursed for the rest of eternity just as Grendel was as he was always …show more content…
Whether its courage or just teaching us to believe and trust in God through any transgressions that we encounter in life Beowulf can teach us many valuable lessons that can help make us better
When Beowulf is at the feast when he arrives at Heorot he is sitting at a bench when the helming woman came by to give him a drink "with measured words she welcomed the Geat and thanked God for granting her wish that a deliverer she could believe in would arrive to ease their afflictions." (625 - 628) When she tells him this it gives a kind of Godly presence to Beowulf that he is their savior and he will relieve them of their transgression that is Grendel and his murderous ways. In the beginning of the story it talks about how a leader will come one day that would be set apart from others that had come before to deliver the Danish people from all their problems. It also states that the shield was still alive when it was the man 's time to go into the lords keeping. "Shield was still thriving when his time came and he crossed over into the Lords keeping." (26 - 27) This is symbolic of how the shield is God 's word and God 's protection over us how when we have it with us in our lives we will be taken by him when our time comes to spend eternity in his kingdom. Another interesting symbol in the story is Grendel the story often refers to him as "God-cursed" (711) which is similar to the devil who was banished and cursed for the rest of eternity just as Grendel was as he was always …show more content…
Whether its courage or just teaching us to believe and trust in God through any transgressions that we encounter in life Beowulf can teach us many valuable lessons that can help make us better