Grendel's mother

strength. Paul only uses luck against the French soldier. Beowulf defeats the She-wolf. Paul defeats an enemy Frenchman in World War I’s no man's land. After the She-wolf struck Heorot, Beowulf took on the task of slaying her. As the battles Grendel's mother, Beowulf is captured. Just as he is almost killed, he spies a mighty sword made by Giants. The sword is “so huge and heavy of itself/only Beowulf could wield it in battle” (Beowulf 1561-1562). Only a superhuman can use the sword. Fortunately…

“Beowulf a prince of the Geats, had killed Grendel, ended grief, the sorrow, the suffering forced on Hrothgar’s helpless people by a bloodthirsty fiend” (II. 481-5). The Battle with Grendel’s mother was very intense, “While the thanes are sleeping, Grendel’s mother comes to avenge her son” (Raffel, 27). Grendel’s mother is very furious at Beowulf…

Achilles and Beowulf’s hero’s journey and value of their culture Archetypal heroes have been seen in many stories and tales such as Star Wars, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Spiderman, Shazam!, and even Eastern stories such as Dragon Ball Z, and One Piece. But the idea that is the most renowned is Beowulf and The Iliad written by Homer. Beowulf features the protagonist Beowulf, who goes through the trials and tribulations of an archetypal hero. The Iliad features a plethora of characters but…

manages to escape Grendel’s grasp and rips the beast's arm off which ultimately kills him. Beowulf is very proud of his victory and hangs Grendel’s arm from the rafters in the dining hall.Beowulf’s next opportunity to show his great heroism is when he is called to fight Grendel’s mother. This happens very soon after Grendel’s death, so there aren’t any appearance changes on Beowulf’s part other than possibly some scratches and bruises from his fight with Grendel. Grendel’s mother kills one of…

Beowulf exemplifies the traits of the perfect hero and the horrific enemies are more complex than they might appear. For example, Grendel is both a monster and a man. Although he acts as a monster by destroying the King’s kingdom and killing other humans, he still possesses emotion. Moreover, the poem as a whole explores heroism in two ways: youth and age. There is a clear division between Beowulf's youthful heroism as a warrior and his maturity springs as he becomes a king. Both of these phases…

savage beast named Grendel who feeds on the people of Denmark. Once Beowulf hears of the news that is devastating Denmark’s King Hrothgar, he and his men leave Geatland and travel east. Beowulf defeats Grendel in the king’s longhouse along with his mother at the bottom of a lake teaming with sea serpents and monsters. This quest isn’t for an ordinary man, and Beowulf fulfills this aspect of being an epic hero.…

attributes of the monsters, leaving it to the imagination of the readers. Yet, the words chosen to reflect Grendel, his mother, and the dragon, depict the characteristics of them. The battles between the monsters and Beowulf and the symbolism that they hold, although quite different, allow the reader to see a progression of Beowulf and his story. Grendel, along with his mother, is a descendant of Cain, the first murderer in history. Already this introduction depicts quite a villainous character…

Christianity. The text Beowulf is a great representation of all of these ideas from the Anglo-Saxon time period. The main character of this epic is Beowulf who is a mighty hero who wins over the hearts of many by defeating three major monsters: Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon. Beowulf was set in Northern Europe near the land of Denmark and Sweden and was said to be wrote by many Christian men,…

valor throughout the poem by fighting Grendel, Grendel’s Mother and the dragon when no one else did. Beowulf swam in the darkest waters to fight monsters like Grendel’s Mother. Despite old age Beowulf still fought the dragon when it attacked his people, only Beowulf and Wiglaf fought the dragon while everyone else ran away. In the poem, Beowulf shows Strength a lot throughout the poem. He slayed Grendel with his bare hands and ripped off one of Grendel’s arms during the fight. Beowulf wielded a…

Beowulf’s mother, unlike Grendel’s mother, does not compete with her son. Instead, with whom Beowulf is associated is Ecgtheow, his father. To give little presence to Beowulf’s mother is an effective technique by the poet to make a stronger contrast between Grendel and Beowulf. To some extent, the predominance of Grendel’s mother takes away part of her son’s heroism. In contrast, Beowulf does not need a backup, he can defeat it all - as he did. So, it makes sense to not include Beowulf’s mother…