Heaney uses an antonomasia to describe God as a “King of Glory.” The antonomasia is a descriptive phrase that replaces God’s name in the text, and bolsters the superiority of God. Heaney uses parenthesis to insert that people referred to God as the “King of Glory” after he gifted Beowulf to the Danes. God graciously gifted Beowulf to the Danes in order to provide a match for Grendel. Heaney uses an appositive phrase to call Beowulf “a guard against monsters.” Heaney illuminates that Beowulf is a warrior sent from God to defend the Danes and King Hrothgar from monsters that terrorize his kingdom. Heaney ends with asserting that the Geat have complete faith in his strength. Heaney bolsters Beowulf’s image in the eyes of the reader by highlighting
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Heaney calls Grendel the “captain of evil,” which insinuates the Grendel is the devil. The devil reigns over hell and all of its inhabitants. Heaney further establishes Beowulf’s credibility as the strongest warrior on earth by Grendel, a plague upon the earth, admitting that he has not encountered a single man on earth that could match Beowulf’s strength. Heaney illustrates that Grendel desperately wanted to run and hid from Beowulf. Heaney illuminates that Grendel wanted to run and hide with the “devil’s litter”. The devil’s litter consists of demons, and Grendel further expresses that he has never lost a battle until he fought with Beowulf. In this scene, Beowulf holds true to his promise to defeat Grendel. It establishes Beowulf as a man who holds true to his …show more content…
Wealtheow builds Beowulf's ethos by declaring that his name and his quests are known throughout the surrounding lands, and that is name will not be forgotten in history. In her farewell address, she uses a simile to compare Beowulf's ability to amass a large number of supporters to back him in his journey to the wind's home. With this simile the Queen expresses that Beowulf has the ability to sway people in all of "wind's home"-- throughout the entire globe. Wealtheow ends her farewell by bidding Beowulf luck, and to treat her sons with care. This foreshadows that Beowulf might have to aid her sons in the
Heaney calls Grendel the “captain of evil,” which insinuates the Grendel is the devil. The devil reigns over hell and all of its inhabitants. Heaney further establishes Beowulf’s credibility as the strongest warrior on earth by Grendel, a plague upon the earth, admitting that he has not encountered a single man on earth that could match Beowulf’s strength. Heaney illustrates that Grendel desperately wanted to run and hid from Beowulf. Heaney illuminates that Grendel wanted to run and hide with the “devil’s litter”. The devil’s litter consists of demons, and Grendel further expresses that he has never lost a battle until he fought with Beowulf. In this scene, Beowulf holds true to his promise to defeat Grendel. It establishes Beowulf as a man who holds true to his …show more content…
Wealtheow builds Beowulf's ethos by declaring that his name and his quests are known throughout the surrounding lands, and that is name will not be forgotten in history. In her farewell address, she uses a simile to compare Beowulf's ability to amass a large number of supporters to back him in his journey to the wind's home. With this simile the Queen expresses that Beowulf has the ability to sway people in all of "wind's home"-- throughout the entire globe. Wealtheow ends her farewell by bidding Beowulf luck, and to treat her sons with care. This foreshadows that Beowulf might have to aid her sons in the