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    Soldiers and other life saving heroes will never go away. Save lives isn’t always easy to do. Sometimes it involves killing the ones trying to defeat us, but it's for the best. Beowulf travels to Herot to stop Grendel from killing more men during the winter. When Beowulf defeats Grendel, the sea witch (Grendel’s mother) seek revenge. Beowulf travels to the sea witch’s swamp to sieve her. The heroes now days get deployed to another country to defeat the terrorist that wants to hurt our people.…

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    Ideals In Beowulf

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    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 sword he used in the battle with the dragon show that he had a god given strength and his courage signifies his royal…

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    spawned monster named Grendel as well as Grendel 's mother reaching his goal of fame and eventually becoming a lord himself until finally meeting his demise many years later fighting a dragon. The first example of abandonment we see within this piece is the battle between Grendel and Beowulf. “Grendel snatched the first Geat he came to and ripped him apart, cut his body to bits with his powerful jaws, Drank the blood from his veins and bolted him down, hands and feet; death and Grendel 's great…

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    Theme Of Pride In Beowulf

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    with the victory gained from his battle with Grendel, and takes his strength for granted when he grapples with Grendel’s mother. Eventually he becomes so fulfilled with himself, when a dragon burns down his home, he does not even view fighting it with a small army as an old man as a threat and a deathwish. Incidentally, as his pride grows, the loyalty of his squad deteriorates. His men have an extreme amount of trust in him during the brawl with Grendel, one warrior even sacrificing his life for…

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    Evil In Beowulf

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    surviving English poem. It was composed by someone unknown but is said to probably have been a monk. The main characters in Beowulf are Grendel the monster, Grendel’s mother, a dragon, and Beowulf himself. The story of Beowulf is told about a monster, conceived by Cain, whom is very impatient hearing those in Herot rejoice loud in the banquet hall of King Hrothgar. Grendel does brutal killings that leave Beowulf to be the one who stops him and later, Grendel’s mother continues the killings…

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    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 fun and joy because of the curse. He starts to attack the Danish people for always having fun and singing. Beowulf hears of the distress these people are in and comes to aid them with his men.…

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    Dichotomy In Beowulf

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    strenuous battle, while in the mead-halls the act of gift-giving takes place. The bestowing of gifts among the tribes was their way of showing immense gratitude. In the case of Beowulf, the gratitude was shown for killing the monstrous being that is Grendel. “with a gold standard as a victory gift, an embroidered banner; also a breast-mail and a helmet; a sword carried high, that was both precious object and a token of honour”(1020-1025).…

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    Shield Sheafson the Minor King There are a wide variety of characters in the epic Beowulf, all of whom have their own specific function in the poem. In the epic, Beowulf goes on a voyage to the Danish empire to liberate Heorot Hall from Grendel and Grendel’s vengeful mother. After returning from his journey, Beowulf ages and eventually becomes king of the Geats. The Geats are at peace until a dragon attacks, forcing Beowulf to perform one last heroic deed and defeat the dragon, but not…

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    their people, saved those who were in distress, and stood for those who could not stand for themselves. Bravery is a characteristic that every hero must have. For Beowulf and Rescorla, this was a lifestyle. Beowulf displayed bravery while he fought Grendel when others were too afraid. Much like Rescorla, Beowulf fought when no one else could. In the time that others were falling…

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    changes his style. Who was his first major monster? His name was Grendel. He was a descendant of Cain, which in terms means he doesn’t like fun or joy. The Danish people were having a good time and he didn’t like, so he attacked. Beowulf heard of the distress these people were in and came to help. Beowulf fought without armor or weapons. He had the strength of thirty men. He broke Grendel's hands then ripped off his arm. Grendel ran back to his lair and bled to death. Beowulf was young, very…

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