Heorot

Have you ever felt like you needed to do something for your people? Or not even your people from a different country. Do you ever feel the need to sacrifice yourself for the others in show people what you are made of? In the poem Beowulf, there is man named Beowulf, and he decides to go to a different town, and try kill off the monster named Grendel. In the poem there are so many things that Beowulf is trying to prove, that everyone is a little nervous to believe him. Beowulf is trying to prove…

Beowulf is a hero cause he saved the village from the monsters. He saved the people in the village from being eaten. I consider him a hero in the book. He is the epitome of what his people believe in--loyal to family and friends, brave, a good leader. He is larger than life--his conquests prove this...sea monsters, Grendel, the dragon. He is strong, honorable, and does what he says he is going to do. He does choose not to use anything but his bare hands to fight Grendel since the creature is…

“Share our similarities, celebrate our differences” (M. Scott Peck). The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain and The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte have similarities and differences using regionalistic qualities in the setting, characters, and the narrator. The settings in The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and The Outcasts of Poker Flat have many differences. In The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, there is very little said about the setting.…

What kind of story structure is this? (The story structure in the story Beowulf is something else) Have you read a story that had a perfect structure in it? Have you ever read a story that had a really good message in it? Do you ever wonder about the speeches that are being said? In the story Beowulf there is so much more than just a hero trying to save a kingdom. This story represents the writer, and how he was able to bring this story alive with the structure, of his work. There…

Many themes are evident in the film Kingdom of Heaven. One of the more important themes is heroism within the film. The film began by showing how the hero in the film started off with hardship, but then continued to do good as a hero within the film. This film used martyrdom, equality of the people, and moral understanding to create this hero within the film. Martyrdom means to the characters in the film staying true to one’s self and doing what is right even if it means dying. This is first…

In Homer's Odyssey, there are a multitude of epic conventions, motifs, and/or archetypes. These are things the author uses to establish a recurring pattern. Three examples of this would be supernaturalism, Disguise and Deception, and Hubris. Recurring patterns like this are common in Greek Mythology. First is supernaturalism, this usually comes in the form of fantasy, gods, and monsters. An example of a monster would be Scylla, a six-headed beast with an ear-bleeding shriek. Scylla would…

In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Gandalf plays the mentor archetype because he is full of wisdom, has experience from many treacherous journeys , and is a superb leader. The mentor archetype in the Hero’s journey (In this case, Bilbo’s hero's journey) is the hero or initiates teacher figure who often guides them through the journey by giving them advice, information, wisdom, etc. One of the many marks of a good mentor is experience, and in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, it is made known that…

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than them. A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Beowulf is the first of his kind showing his heroic traits and behavior throughout the story. He showed that he was a hero by giving his life to something bigger than himself and by inspiring another hero to rise to the occasion. In the story Beowulf shows that he is selfless with courage and always has…

William Shakespeare once said “Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.” Honor is a trait that is admired and is considered heroic. In a hero’s lifetime their ultimate goal is to receive honor for their accomplishments. A hero is willing to give up and do anything that will help them succeed. When given the choice between living a cowardly life, and dying a hero most would choose the latter. “Beowulf” by an unknown author, is the story of a hero,…

Huge hairy beasts that crave human flesh, demons from the underworld that prowl the dark corners of the universe, and unhuman-like creatures out for blood are the types of immortal beings the Anglo-Saxons believe monsters to be. To the Anglo-Saxons, a monster is the main source of evil that can ruin a person through its terror and rage. In modern day English, a monster is described as someone who has done evil and goes out of their way to terrorize the public. Although it is the same word, there…