Beowulf & Grendel

in his heart. As stated on “When it comes to fighting, I count myself...as dangerous any day as Grendel” (Heaney). This represents how Beowulf firmly thinks that he is as strong and violent as Grendel, the fierce monster haunting Heorot. With that being said, he actually does fulfill his boast and defeats mighty Grendel in battle, saving the Danes. In the words of a critic from independent.co.uk, “Beowulf is a confident character that you would expect to have a dark destiny ahead…

What Beowulf was Thinking (Discuss Beowulf’s motivations) Have you ever done something in your life because you wanted to show people who you truly are and how you act for real and not what people think you are. What are some things that you do to show people what you truly are? In the story Beowulf he goes and fights monsters to show people about his duty, glory and his sacrifices that he makes to show people what he truly is. The story of Beowulf doesn’t have an other so we don’t know who…

Beowulf is a strong warrior who comes from the Geats. He is the strongest warrior throughout what is now Denmark and Sweden. Beowulf has shown his strength and courage when he kills Grendel and Grendel’s mother to help King Hrothgar. He was very boastful about his accomplishments, but he had a right to boast because he had accomplished so many incredible feats. Beowulf does follow the heroic code, and becomes King of the Geats later in life. Although Beowulf showed some humility, he was very…

Beowulf is an Old English poem that was written in 700-1000 ca. by an unknown author (Berard). The poem is split into two parts; the first part is tells the story of the main hero named Beowulf – who is the eponymous hero of the story– that helps Hrothgar, King of the Danes, kill the monsters that was terrorizing the court. The first monster Beowulf defeated was called Grendel, and after he was defeated his mother – who was known as Grendel’s mother because she is never given a name in the poem…

another kingdom. Hrothgar sends Beowulf on a hunt for Grendel, an evil monster that has killed many of his soldiers. Grendel’s first appearance is demonic in nature being the complete opposite of Beowulf himself, but this foil just brings out Beowulf’s heroic nature even more. When facing off with Grendel, Beowulf stubbornly turns this situation into one of pride and honor, going so far as stripping his clothes to clash with the foul monster; proving that not only was Beowulf a great warrior,…

Beowulf is an old English story told by an Anglo-Saxon poet. The poem tells the story of the legendary warrior, Beowulf, who slays monsters and later becomes king. Beowulf’s first epic battle was against an infamous monster named Grendel. Beowulf plagues the Danish lands and kills many of their men. Beowulf hears of the atrocity committed by Grendel and arrives to ultimately defeat the beast. When Beowulf returns home he is announced to be king of the Geats. Fifty years later Beowulf is forced…

An anonymous person wrote Beowulf, calling his audience to the heroic story. Beowulf has a long journey, accomplishing many things including battle. Beowulf shows the audience how to win over the human population by entering in battle with our worst horrors. Beowulf is represented as three types of evil enemies during the story. The three types of evil that are shown in the story are abstract, moral, and most of the time physical evil. Grendel shows the scary image of the physical type of evil.…

in today's modern world. This is also significant because people as far back as we can remember having fought over who is good and who's evil and rights and wrongs. In the epic, Beowulf, and the novel, The Rule of Three, by Eric Walters they both have set standards on what makes a being evil. In Beowulf, the hero Beowulf plays the role of a good person against a barbaric raging monster, who he kills and for killing it and he must overcome even more obstacles to save even more people. In, The…

lot of i didn't understand but never the less there was a lot of blood and killing in this story. There was only one way to become famous and that's by fighting to be remembered in the later years when you pass away. The epic hero in this story is beowulf. There is a theme throughout this poem. The universal theme of this story is good vs evil is very consistent throughout the story. All the battles in this poem the good person was trying to overtake the evil which his greatest battle was…

Beowulf is a classical Old English epic poem that has everything an action packed story should have. There are monsters in the form of Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a dragon. There are also heroes that throughout the epic distinguish themselves from the other characters through battle and companionship. One main trait presented throughout is leadership and the most important leader in this epic is Beowulf. Beowulf is a strong warrior that maintains peace for his people as long as he is their…