Grendel's mother

in-depth analysis of the poem, Beowulf, and its three battles; Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, and the Dragon will show that Beowulf’s motivation to act with integrity and to not abuse his power is to be a role model figure to the young children that are becoming…

will be the hardest challenge he will face. With courage, Beowulf dresses himself in armor, equips himself with weapons, and brings 14 other men with him for help. However, Beowulf’s armor fails to protect him like his armor in the fight against Grendel’s mother. This failure represents that unlike Beowulf’s other two battles, the fight against the dragon is not just a physical fight; instead, this fight tests one’s true courage and bravery ("ENG 283E: Our Premodern Epics: The Three Battles in…

In the epic poem “Beowulf”, a character named Beowulf is referred to as the epic hero of the story. Beowulf would go out of his way to help in many situations, not because he had to but because he chose to. Beowulf is developed as an epic hero because he saved many lives, he was a great warrior, and because he would travel to fight for his people. The short story “Beowulf” comes from the Anglo-Saxon literary and historical period. “Even though the story is told to be a pagan story, it actually…

After all three of his defeats, he becomes a king and a hero. Beowulf’s first target is to kill Grendel which he achieves. His next target is to kill Grendel’s mother, which he does as well. After Grendel’s mother's demise, Beowulf brings back to his men Grendel’s mother's head and his sword which symbolizes his pride and braveness. In the same way, after David kills Goliath, he brings back Goliath’s head and his sword which symbolizes his pride and braveness…

Beowulf is known as “the hero of all heroes” which is why the poem is an epic story due to having a hero as a character. Beowulf's life had been filled with strong and courage throughout the poem. People would look up to him and trust him at all cost. People would see what he would do for his them while protecting them from evil. Beowulf's character traits are shown through the three battles with the supernatural. In the first battle, Beowulf's bravery was on full display within the battle with…

this prince who comes to kill Grendel, and after winning goes for his mother. Years pass and Beowulf becomes king and is very old when he gets injured in slaying a dragon. He later dies and passes the crown to his best friend. You get two different lessons from the book and the movie, the book, good always wins and in the movie we are all humans and all act with that natural behavior. In the book Beowulf it says Grendel’s mother is a “ greedy she wolf” and who lives in a dark cave under water.…

turns to be for the fame and fortune. His motivation for his first battle to his last are complete opposite as evidence by him fighting Grendel to save the people of Herot, taking Grendel's head and mothers sword as trophies from battle, and fighting the dragon for the treasure he holds. When Beowulf hears of Grendel’s night raids in Herot he takes the responsibility of picking his top fourteen men and heads over to stop Grendel. Beowulf goes into this first battle and boast feeling powerful…

An allegory is a story or poem that has moral values hidden in context. The epic poem Beowulf is an example of an allegory because you can find Christian and Pagan culture and history in different ways. In Beowulf, there are a few significant battles that represent heroism and religion at the same time. If I were to compare Beowulf to anyone, it’d be Hercules. They both heroic warriors that show no sign of cowardness. Beowulf was a hero, he would fight for his people, at the same time he was…

After defeating Grendel, the vicious monster that was terrorizing the Danes, Beowulf was rewarded with fame, glory, and treasure. Amidst the celebration, the point of view is flashed back to another time when Siegmund, a great warrior who killed the treasure-rich dragon, foundered as a result of his vanity and pride. In this passage, Siegmund and Beowulf are being juxtaposed because of their similar triumphs and because they both earned many gifts for their feats. However, through a reassured…

Beowulf is an epic poem that revolves around several battles between Beowulf himself, Grendel, Grendel’s mother and the dragon. Beowulf is an epic hero that is subject to faith and cannot escape mortality. He is a member of the Geats and is characterize as the mightiest man on earth, powerful, bold, a king, truthful and a natural leader. He also becomes fearful of death towards the end and is worry when encountering certain battles. With this in mind, he displays these characteristics several…