Beowulf & Grendel

2017 What Would Beowulf Do? Have you ever read a book and a character depicts Jesus Christ? In Beowulf, the main character named Beowulf does exactly this. From earning the title as a savior from the Danes, being abandoned by his twelve followers, and fighting a monstrous dragon, Beowulf earns the right to be called a hero. Alongside his actions that suggest him as Christ, his characteristics such as bravery, honesty, loyalty, and0 superhuman strength bring him even closer. Beowulf is a…

Beowulf, a Geat, comes to the king of the Danes, Hrothgar, and explains that he will step up to protect his people from the horrid monster that has been terrorizing the Danes land for twelve winters. Bravery is quite important when it comes to being a great leader. To be a leader one must not appear to be cowardly. He ought to stand tall and strong to defend his friends, such as Beowulf did. He proves his bravery by fighting off the appalling monster, Grendel, with his bare hands creating a…

warrior society. The character Beowulf lived in an extremely combative lifestyle. He battled many evil creatures throughout his lifetime. These battles made Beowulf an epic hero when he defeats the supernatural in different locations: some involving help and others without. Beowulf fought many battles in various locations. The initial battle required him to travel to Daneland where he encountered the foul beast named Grendel in the great mead hall, Heorot. Grendel approaches from the…

In Beowulf, Beowulf’s valorous character embodies the perfect leader. Beowulf fought monsters despite what seemed to be insurmountable odds. When others were terrified, he looked danger in the eye and made himself noble in doing so. His valor came along with nobility in that his actions were motivated by something other than his own personal gain. Beowulf fought for the well-being and security of others. His example of courage allowed others to be relieved of their fear and suffering. Beowulf…

story but witnessed it with my own eyes. He Beowulf the great one, the most heroic man for hundreds of lands to come. As a slept quietly but very cautious, I was then awoken by a loud noise. I jumped up fast to see Beowulf Tussling with that slimy serpent like creature Grendel. As they were fighting I noticed Beowulf didn’t even use his battle weapons his bare hands. A man with this much strength in his own bare hands was never seen by Grendel. Grendel thought he had an easy victim, but when…

Heroic Beowulf Society defines a hero in many different ways. Heroes stretch from firefighters to cancer survivors. Being a hero can mean different things to different people. In the epic poem Beowulf, translated by Burton Raffel, a hero is defined by his courage and strength. In the epic poem Beowulf, translated by Burton Raffel, Beowulf show's heroic courage in the epic poem through his Bravery. He demonstrates his bravery in three ways throughout the poem. First, he saves the Geats by…

Beowulf Dichotomized Former delegate Joseph Bartlett of Maryland, once said “When a pagan race comes in contact with a Christian race, they are converted, absorbed, or exterminated”. The dichotomy between paganism and Christianity can be seen from the Anglo-Saxon era to the early 2000’s. The clashing of the two can be seen within the epic poem Beowulf. Within the epic, the elements of Norse paganism and medieval Christianity are present. However the medieval Christianity overshadows…

The epic poem Beowulf has an unreliable narrator, for instance the whole poem is convenient for Beowulf, there is no evidence or proof to back up claims made in the poem and the poem contradicts itself. The poem is convenient for the main character Beowulf in which everything seems to work out for him. The narrator glorifies Beowulf in the story to seem like a God who knows everything and can fight any monster. But, in some instances the poem Beowulf can also contradict itself by using Pagan…

The Dichotomy of Grendel’s Mother in Beowulf In his chapter “The Might of Grendel’s Mother” from the book Beowulf and Celtic Tradition, author Puhvel argues that the character of Grendel’s mother is dichotomously written insofar that she is at once a fighter and defender, but is simultaneously inferior to her son. At the same time, women are portrayed as creatures to be feared throughout the land, yet they are written as being primarily peacemakers. As taken from an Anglo-Saxon text by Curtin…

Have you ever had an opinion that is different than everyone else's? Some people think Beowulf is qualified as a mythic hero, but others think he isn’t. This essay holds reasoning, facts, and evidence of why Beowulf does not qualify as a mythic hero. After reading Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces, you will understand how his writing is filled with mythic and supernatural scenes, and how Beowulf is not. If you take a story from Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces such as…