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Beowulf is an Old English epic poem. It describes the adventures and quests that the protagonist, Beowulf goes through to conquer villains. Beowulf resembles an ancient Germanic hero, which is a warrior who cares about his reputation and fame but also possesses good qualities. Beowulf exemplifies an ancient Germanic hero because he is motivated, courageous and values his reputation. One of Beowulf’s qualities that makes him an ancient germanic hero is his motivation. Motivation is the desire…

Grendel, Grendel gives his point of view and to him he was “Grendel, Ruiner of Meadhalls, Wrecker of Kings!” (Gardner 80). Grendel thought highly of himself similar to Beowulf who “In his farm home Beowulf, Higlac’s / Follower and the strongest of the Geats-greater / and stronger than anyone anywhere in this world” (90-92) so the readers are able to see how each of them is how they view themselves. When reading Beowulf, you feel as if Grendel is always indignant “So…

come to an end soon. As Wiglaf lay next to the King’s body, he listened to Beowulf speak of his battles and life with great pride. In the text, Beowulf says, “I’ve worn this crown for fifty winters: no neighboring people have tried to threaten the Geats, sent soldiers against us or talked of terror.” (Lines 744-747) Beowulf also says, “I can leave this life happy; I can die here, knowing the Lord of all my life has never watched me wash my sword in blood born of my own family.” (Lines 751-755)…

Some would say it is better to be a true hero rather than just act like one. For instance, Beowulf is a salient hero from Burton Raffel’s poem who saves Herot from distress. Roberto Clemente was a famous baseball player with great accomplishments and also looked at as a liberal hero. Finally, Malala from Diane Sawyer, was an advocate for women's educational rights. In Diane Sawyer's interview Malala most effectively relates the qualities of a hero because of her leadership, bravery, and her…

students and teachers believe that Beowulf contains themes that are relevant to modern day. Do you? A lot of the themes can be observed in the “Beowulf poets” Beowulf. Beowulf is centered around three battles, the main character Beowulf a warrior from Geats comes to the rescue of Hrothgar to help fight off the antagonist Grendel. The story then escalates to Beowulf fighting off Grendel’s mother and a dragon. The poem does however connect with modern day themes such as loyalty, greed, and honor…

Library Cotton Vitellius A. 15 (Lazzari, 44). It is written in an unrhymed, four beat alliterative meter that was common for Old English poetry. Even though it was written in Britain, the action is set in Scandinavia and is mostly concerned with the Geats, Danes and Swedes. The poem follows the main character, Beowulf, from his noble youth to his courageous old age (Acocella). He saved a neighboring country from a horrendous monster named Grendel and later from Grendel’s ferocious mother,…

down so that his decorated sword sank into its belly and the flames grew weaker.” (Beowulf 183). Then Beowulf was able to deliver the fatal blow that killed the dragon. Before Beowulf died he asked Wiglaf to get the treasure so that it could go to the Geat people. Instead they bury it with their…

Beowulf is a well-known classic tale of triumph fearing the good over the evil. It’s by far the longest epic poem ever written in the old English times. The protagonist of the famous poem, Beowulf, is a Geatish hero who fights a number of evil powers: Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire–breathing monster. Beowulf relates the exploits of his heroic deeds, successive battles with a monster named Grendel, Grendel’s revengeful mother, and with a dragon that was guarding a hoard of treasure.…

The topic for today is Beowulf as a hero. Beowulf, an epic poem composed in approximately 750 AD (Greenblatt 26), is a story of a Dane named Beowulf and his astonishing feats.Beowulf is a quintessential hero. He shows a copious amount of the overt traits such as bravery, strength, sacrifice, honor, faultlessness, courage, compassion, and being all-around impeccable. To further drive home Beowulf’s innate heroism, other characters almost always refer to how heroic he is. Characters in the poem…

The saying “there are two sides to every story” rings especially true when comparing the various personas of Grendel throughout the poem, Beowulf, the story, Grendel, and the YouTube clip shown in class. Grendel’s characterization varies greatly in the movie, book and poem equally. The contrasting viewpoints play off of the theme “Morality vs. Instinct”. Also, Grendel’s character differs based upon the perspective of the writer and his prior experiences with Grendel. However, Grendel’s action…