Geats

He is a Christ-like figure that was symbolic and supposed to be a savior for the people of the geats, or you could imply that he could also be the savior for the writer’s culture. The appeal in this is that it is unhuman like and not a likely attitude for people to have. If you polled the whole world what their greatest fear was most of them would…

day, but it has been edited by Christians to highlight another issue in the poem, which is good against evil. For example, Grendel and his mother are both descendents of Cain, who is the first cold-blooded murderer in the Bible. Beowulf is a young Geat hero who is the descendant of multiple powerful warriors. A demon full of jealousy and rage attacks Denmark’s Royal Hall. This leads Beowulf to show courage and bravery by fighting against the beast. When man-made weapons aren’t proved to…

is very strong physically and mentally. Beowulf has shown heroic actions multiple times by defeating various monsters and demons. He’s saved many lives and has earned immortality through people remembering his heroicness. Beowulf is originally from Geat Land but once he heard of Hrothgar’s men being terrorized in Denmark he set sail. This demons name is Grendel who is angered and frustrated by the sound of Hrothgar’s men and just the sound of happiness all together. Grendel got so angry at…

Grendel in the novel “Grendel” and the monster in “Frankenstein” have similar characteristics throughout the stories. They both go through certain hardships that makes one another different from each other. In the novel Grendel, he's described as a bear like monster who finds himself as an outsider compared to everyone else. Grendel says “why can't I have someone to talk to?” I said. “The stars said nothing, but I pretended to ignore the rudeness.” (53). All through the novel, Grendel feels…

monster. Soon after defeating Grendel and feasting in the hall, they come across Grendel’s mother, the She Serpent who lives in a fen. Beowulf takes a daring dive into the fen. He has now defeated Grendel and his mother. He then becomes king of the Geats. He rules for long in peace,…

grendel's arm off, which they hand in the mead hall, and grendel dies. Grendel's mother is then angered and tries to avenge her son by going to herot and killing numerous men. Beowulf battles her, and he kills her. Beowulf later becomes king of the Geats. Later in life, he battles an unnamed dragon. During this final battle, Beowulf is fatally wounded. He then dies and is buried in a barrow in Geatland by his retainers.…

In the poem Beowulf, the main character Beowulf shows strength, courage, and leadership. Throughout the poem, Beowulf personifies Anglo-Saxon honor and acts accordingly in all of his interactions with others. Beowulf is heroic in his deeds, wise in his leadership, and always follows the honor code. This honor code was extremely important in Anglo-Saxon society and one of the main themes of the poem explores the negative consequences of not following the code. The monster Grendel exemplifies…

disrespect sir, but I digress. Grendel comes in the night when most of Beowulf’s men are asleep and he snatches up the first solider and rips him apart “Grendel snatched at the first Geat he came to, ripped him apart, cut his body to bits with his powerful jaws.” (Page 9, Lines 14-16). Beowulf let the first two Geats die. I will never understand this, and had Beowulf not done this; there is a small possibility that my Grendel would still be alive. He could have escaped. Grendel attacks…

Beowulf is an epic poem set in the either the fifth or sixth-century Scandinavia. Scholars have thought the poem to be set in Scandinavia because it is in the same part of Europe as Denmark and Sweden. There are three main climaxes throughout the entirety of the poem; the first is the fight with Grendel the monster, the second is Grendel’s mother, and the third is a dragon. With each fight the victims grow more into the monsters they are as they stray further and further from humanity. Beowulf…

The time-honored figure saves the damsel in distress; a warrior saves his kingdom with the slaying of a dragon; a prince steps into position as king to lead his soldiers into battle. A beloved hero, praised for his or her benevolent and generous actions, shoulders the burden of inevitable tragedy-- the inescapable downfall. However, with the fall of the esteemed hero, comes a certain attainment. The fall does not result in pure loss, as seen in the epic poem Beowulf, translated by Burton…