Geats

All living beings must face the inevitable fact that we all must die. In the poem, Beowulf, mortality plays an important part in many characters where they must confront an enemy that may lead to their death. The role of mortality is brought up of several times throughout the poem and some people argue that the characters are reminded of their mortality so they can preform as many deeds as they can so they be remembered by it. I argue that the characters are reminded of their mortality as a…

Beowulf 1. In the article “Beowulf,” look at the discussion of themes on pp. 32-34. Select one of these themes and briefly summarize the discussion on that one theme. Then, give at least 2 examples of how that theme appears in Beowulf. These examples need to be different ones than those that appear in the article. According to the article, loyalty is “one of the greatest virtues in Beowulf”. It is a mutual/psychological bond that connects people together and create some sort of virtual…

After watching the movie Beowulf and Grendel and reading the epic Beowulf, there were many cultural differences in the two pieces of work which made them different in their own ways. Although both works were made to simply entertain readers with the story about Beowulf, the two pieces of work portrayed it in a way that would differ because of the cultural differences. When comparing the works together, you notice that the characters in the movie--characters which include Grendel, the son of…

Beowulf has many life threatening battles but he is not frightened because he puts his trust and physical ability in God and believes that whatever the outcome is that it is in God’s plan. Grendel is viewed as a character associated with the devil and always trying to cause trouble. “To feud with Almighty God: Grendel saw that his strength was deserting him, his claws bound fast… (49).This expresses the societies’ belief in God and that there was a devil. In ones own life, their will always be…

Have you ever lost a fight? What was your downfall? In the book Beowulf, he starts out a strong and successful warrior. As time goes by he starts to age and becomes weak. This is his downfall. Beowulf has three major fights with very different monsters in his lifetime. Each time he changes his style to compete with his opponents. Who was his first major fight with? It was with a monster named Grendel. Grendel was a descendant of Cain, who was cursed for killing his brothers. Grendel hates…

the poem an elegy (Beowulf ln 807-809). After the death of Beowulf, the mood of the play completely changes. One can tell that the warriors at this point feel as if something is missing and as if their army is incomplete when, “twelve of the bravest Geats rode their horses around the tower, telling their sorrow, telling stories of their dead king and his greatness, his glory, praising him for heroic deeds, for a life as noble as his name” (ln 829-834). The poem closes with Beowulf’s followers,…

superheroes to help their city overcome evil. They show loyalty by putting themselves before any other person, whether it being any other member or civilian. Beowulf shows self-sacrifice at the beginning of the poem. As the word gets to his Island that the Geats are in danger, he asks his king…

The notion of honor appears in many different forms through the ages. In Beowulf, an old Scandinavian legend, Beowulf’s speech in preparation for his fight with Grendel’s mother emphasizes the importance Beowulfian heroism places on glory and recognition; this sentiment closely mirrors that of the glory-driven Achilles of The Iliad and greatly contrasts with the soft modesty and chivalry exemplified in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In placing urgency on the preservation of physical entities…

Germanic and Christian influences in Beowulf ? # 1  Throughout history, many different people from separate cultures end up living together. As a result, religious integration happens and many aspects of the different cultures merge or incorporate each other’s stories. For example, the integration and substitution of many greek deities in Roman myths. A similar integration happened with Germanic and Christian cultures. Beowulf is a Germanic myth written around 750 BCE that was passed down…

Heroic people and ideals are frequently demonstrated throughout traditional epics. A hero to most would be someone who has courage and sacrificed his life for others. However, there are also negative traits of a hero. In Beowulf’s three fights against three monsters he uses different methods, techniques, weapons, and he wins different “trophies” each time. He defeated Grendel, the reckless monster, and his malicious mother one-on-one. Nevertheless, he was eventually beaten by the dragon. The…