Epic poetry

Beowulf the story of a brave soldier who fought off the evil monster Grendel and his mother. This warrior is Beowulf, a hero of Herot. Along with being a hero Beowulf shows many of the characteristics of what many would call a hero. He is generous and strong, and shows ingenuity just to name a few. Beowulf is very muscular and almost supernaturally strong. In lines 776-818 it is described how Beowulf rips Grendel’s arm off. (Raffel, 35) Ripping someone’s arm off is no easy task, especially a…

In this week, I read a book about Greek myths for children. When I was a child, I ever watch a custom about Greek myths. That is very interesting like Chinese myths. Now I read the Greek myths later, I deeply love the book. In the book, the first story tells Prometheus for us. This story tells a story about a god named Prometheus, created the human satisfaction and happiness. He is also very willing to help people. Because of this, Prometheus defended human actively between human and gods, and…

achievements, or noble qualities. They like to show they have everything under control and love to create the “WOW” factor. Rarely is it possible to find an interesting text written that shows the perfections and imperfections of a hero all at once. From the epic poem Beowulf translated by: Burton Raffel, comes a strong, courageous hero by the name of Beowulf that portrays himself as the hero with a lot of pride. Furthermore, in the tragic play Oedipus¬, written by: Sophocles, the author shows…

“The Coming of Grendel”, an excerpt from a Beowulf, epic poem, which talks about an evil monster, was written by an unknown author,around the late 5th century. Grendel is conceived by a pair of monster, he has arisen from the slime and killed thirty men in there sleep and took their bodies with him. The author did a great job in describing the setting, adding a tone to the situation, and portraying grendel. The author starts off by describing the setting of the excerpt. First the author…

Monsters in today society are becoming acceptable and sometimes adored. But epic poems always depicted monsters as terrible and man eating beasts that are evil and have no common interest with humans. Beowulf is a great example of an epic poem that depicts a monster that is a flat character. All that is known about Grendel is that he is evil and eats men. But in Gardner novel Grendel is depicted as a complex character that has feelings and emotions. He is smart and wishes nothing but to find…

The epic Beowulf by Seamus Heaney took place during the Anglo-Saxon time period where men were meant to be hardy and brave. This time period was between 449 and 1066. From the shore of the Geats to the kingdom of Hrothgar, Heaney’s tale follows the morality and honor of his main character known to the Geats and the Danes as Beowulf. Beowulf sowed his honor as he voluntarily traveled from his homeland to battle and defeated the vicious monster, Grendel., who was killing inebriated Danes in…

Alexander the Great was born on July 20, 356 BC in Pella, Macedon. He was the son of King Philip, ruler of Macedonia. When Alexander was a child he was taught by the famous philosopher Aristotle. Aristotle taught alexander to read and write, and how to become a good leader in the future. One of Alexander’s biggest heros was Achilles, who he honored and who he strived to be like. Alexander the great? Or Alexander the not so great? Alexander the great was a true hero because he was a leader, he…

How do we determine if someone processes the qualities of being admired? Do you determine admiration through his or her fame or through their character? To elaborate do we determine admiration by who someone is on the inside? What is the meaning of being admirable? To me being admired is when people look up to you like your immortal, they believe in you, they praise you, someone who cares about other and lastly someone who has determination, they will do whatever it takes to overcome adversity.…

The question of Beowulf's structure can be debated as having three parts or having two parts. Beowulf's three parts can be considered of when Beowulf is fighting with Grendel, when Beowulf fights Grendel's mother, and Beowulf’s fight with the Dragon. Beowulf’s two parts can be described as when he was young and fought grendal along with his mother and when Beowulf is old and fighting the Dragon. The three part structure of beowulf is appropriate for Beowulf. In the first part of Beowulf where he…

According the dictionary, epic is “a series of events regarded as a proper subject for an epic -- grand; majestic; imposing… dealing with or characterized by events of historical or legendary importance,” yet over the years, its true definition has become hazy and washed out. Aside from its overuse, the term “epic” encapsulates grand stories and people that inspire, and it acts as a catalyst for human achievement. Epic, though few in letters, is large in its meaning. For example, a mountain is…