Wiglaf

what happened to every man, as it does to this day" (line 2858-2859). Beowulf is able to fight fearlessly because he thought that if he were to die, then it was God 's will. In the third part, Beowulf goes courageously to fight the dragon with just Wiglaf even in his old age because he knows fate will carry out no matter what the circumstances…

Hero’s Journey Essay In the epic poem of Beowulf, the title character undergoes battles that he chooses to face. While reading through the battles, Beowulf shows how he uses the hero’s journey. It can portray how he felt or even how he felt during the journey and adventures that he took. There were three significant battles in Beowulf: Grendel, Grendel’s mother and the Dragon. The very first battle occurred when Beowulf was asked to help the Danes in a unknown place to defeat Grendel. It…

sword against the dragon's side; the dragon, enraged, engulfs Beowulf in flames and wounds him in the neck. All of Beowulf's followers flee except Wiglaf, after seeing his king in trouble. Wiglaf stabs the dragon with his sword, and Beowulf, in a final act of courage, cuts the dragon in half with his knife. After the fight Beowulf lay dying, when he asks Wiglaf to bring him the dragon's treasures, saying that seeing the jewels and gold will make him feel that the effort has been…

nobody but Beowulf and Wiglaf to battle the dragon by themselves. As Beowulf is battling this dragon, he is bitten by the dragon causing deathly injuries to Beowulf. The dragon obtained poisonous blood that would guarantee death to anyone that fell victim to it. As Beowulf was indeed injured, and about to die, it was up to Wiglaf to slay the dragon, which he did. With the dragon gone, the Geates were safe and could remain to live in peace. Before Beowulf died, he requested to Wiglaf that a…

After defeating the dragon with the help of Wiglaf, Beowulf says his last words and tells Wiglaf that “You are the last of us, the only one left / of the Waegmundings. Fate swept us away, / sent my whole brave high-born clan / to their final doom. Now I must follow them” (2813-2816). Beowulf passes without an heir causing him to choose Wiglaf as his successor to the throne, which begins Wiglaf’s story. When Beowulf dies and passes the role of hero to Wiglaf, the epic is referencing how…

gathers eleven of his most trustworthy men and the thief for he knows where the lair is. When the dragon appears only one man remains by Beowulf's side this was Wiglaf. Wiglaf showed his true colors when “ The noble son of Weohstan\saw the king in danger at his side\and displayed his inborn bravery and strength” ( Beowulf 2694-2696). Wiglaf proved his bravery when he Lunged at the enemy lower down so that his decorated sword sunk into his belly and the flames grew weaker. Once again the king…

Every epic hero possesses certain heroic characteristics. The epic poem, Beowulf, describes the most heroic man of the Anglo-Saxon times. Beowulf was important and needed by his people and was known by many as a strong and courageous warrior. Because he was a brave warrior, Beowulf was caught in several grim battles, such as the battles with Grendel and the dragon. Beowulf, being the most heroic warrior of all, was called upon the king of Danes to fight Grendel (pg. 10 line: 41-42). Beowulf…

still he continues to fight; beowulf gets bit by the dragon leaving him on his deathbed from the poisonous dragon. Before dying Beowulf tells Wiglaf to go and get the treasure to bring it back to him. So Wiglaf goes and gets the treasure and comes back; Beowulf then tells Wiglaf that he is to be the next king because he stood by him. Beowulf then dies and Wiglaf returns to the kingdom and becomes king bringing back Beowulf 's body to be buried in a above ground cemetery facing the ocean.…

After the devastating battle against the dragon, Wiglaf was appointed King of the Geats. Wiglaf received the treasure that the dragon was hoarding and decided to make a wise decision with it. In Beowulf it states, “They let the ground keep that ancestral treasure, gold under gravel, gone to earth, as useless to men now as it ever was” (3166-3168). Wiglaf has learned from the dragon, and previous rulers, that wealth is as evil to society as a fire breathing…

In the epic of Beowulf it portrays a good vs evil perspective. Beowulf standing for the good guy and the monsters standing for the bad guys. Beowulf is on a search for fame and glory which can be taken as an evil perspective. Beowulf is kinda being greedy but he is also doing things to help people out which is a good thing. The villians in the story like Grendel, grendel's mom and the dragon are evil and do stuff the villains would normally do. Grendel which is the first villain that Beowulf…