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In the epic poem Beowulf most say it is written by a monk. The main characters in the poem is Beowulf , Hrothgar , Grendel , and wiglaf. In this epic poem there is a brave , loyal leader name Beowulf. Beowulf who slays many monsters arrived at the Herot to defeat a monster name Grendel. Beowulf many obstacles during his journey. The major theme in the epic poem Beowulf that makes up the character is loyalty.
There are many literary elements that shows loyalty in Beowulf. One of the elements was plot. In the event of The coming of Beowulf , Beowulf heard about Grendel and quickly decided to fight him to protect the people. For instance , “ Beowulf...the …show more content…
During this time period tribes would rally around kings. Also , the strong kings would demand bravery and loyalty to their worrirors.In the scene of Unferth’s challenge King Hrothgar , Beowulf and the worriors were celebrating at Herot. In order to win the king’s loyalty the warriors must win the war and in return repay them with treasures. To demonstrate , in the poem the king trusts Beowulf to defeat Grendel “ At last , that Grendel could be killed; he believed in Beowulf’s bold strength and the firmness of his spirit. “ ( line 444 ) . Indeed , Beowulf does defeat Grendel , but doesn’t take the king’s treasure only Grendel's head and the king salutes him for his loyalty. For this reason ,this shows that the King trusts Beowulf to defeat …show more content…
There are many characters in Beowulf that show loyalty to someone. The only character who showed loyalty was a brave warrior named Wiglaf. Preparing for battle with the dragon , Beowulf put his trust to his warriors. The warriors vowed to fight till the end with Beowulf. When Beowulf was losing the battle with the dragon , trusted his men to protect him. However his men run to hide in the woods. The only person who stayed was an inexperienced warrior named Wiglaf. Wiglaf had respect for his loyal king Beowulf. For example , knowing that Beowulf will die Wiglaf said to him “ Our glorious king ! By almighty God, I’d rather burn myself than see flames swirling around my king” ( line 1001 ). Wiglaf stood by his nobel king side. Moreover, when Beowulf and Wiglaf defeated the dragon. Beowulf had a request to Wiglaf. Beowulf said to him “ Wiglaf , lead my people, help them; my time is gone.” As Beowulf dies he paases his kingdom on to the brave loyal Wiglaf. As a result , Wiglaf shows loyalty to Beowulf by fighting to the
In the epic poem Beowulf most say it is written by a monk. The main characters in the poem is Beowulf , Hrothgar , Grendel , and wiglaf. In this epic poem there is a brave , loyal leader name Beowulf. Beowulf who slays many monsters arrived at the Herot to defeat a monster name Grendel. Beowulf many obstacles during his journey. The major theme in the epic poem Beowulf that makes up the character is loyalty.
There are many literary elements that shows loyalty in Beowulf. One of the elements was plot. In the event of The coming of Beowulf , Beowulf heard about Grendel and quickly decided to fight him to protect the people. For instance , “ Beowulf...the …show more content…
During this time period tribes would rally around kings. Also , the strong kings would demand bravery and loyalty to their worrirors.In the scene of Unferth’s challenge King Hrothgar , Beowulf and the worriors were celebrating at Herot. In order to win the king’s loyalty the warriors must win the war and in return repay them with treasures. To demonstrate , in the poem the king trusts Beowulf to defeat Grendel “ At last , that Grendel could be killed; he believed in Beowulf’s bold strength and the firmness of his spirit. “ ( line 444 ) . Indeed , Beowulf does defeat Grendel , but doesn’t take the king’s treasure only Grendel's head and the king salutes him for his loyalty. For this reason ,this shows that the King trusts Beowulf to defeat …show more content…
There are many characters in Beowulf that show loyalty to someone. The only character who showed loyalty was a brave warrior named Wiglaf. Preparing for battle with the dragon , Beowulf put his trust to his warriors. The warriors vowed to fight till the end with Beowulf. When Beowulf was losing the battle with the dragon , trusted his men to protect him. However his men run to hide in the woods. The only person who stayed was an inexperienced warrior named Wiglaf. Wiglaf had respect for his loyal king Beowulf. For example , knowing that Beowulf will die Wiglaf said to him “ Our glorious king ! By almighty God, I’d rather burn myself than see flames swirling around my king” ( line 1001 ). Wiglaf stood by his nobel king side. Moreover, when Beowulf and Wiglaf defeated the dragon. Beowulf had a request to Wiglaf. Beowulf said to him “ Wiglaf , lead my people, help them; my time is gone.” As Beowulf dies he paases his kingdom on to the brave loyal Wiglaf. As a result , Wiglaf shows loyalty to Beowulf by fighting to the