Category: Beowulf

An epic hero is someone who posses brave and noble traits within a story. Epic heroes are normally characters from ancient stories and are almost always the main character. With that being said, the main character in Beowulf is the perfect example. Beowulf is a warrior and prince who possesses certain traits that make him…

Monsters are a metaphor for fate and the destructive forces of nature. He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster . . . when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you. Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good, and Evil, 1886 Subsequent to the…

Throughout all of the readings this semester, weve read about many heroes and knights. We learned what it means to be a hero and what attributes made them heroes. I will be discussing three different works and Ill be discussing what it is that characterized these people as heroes/ knights. The first work Ill be…

Beowulf is a story of Anglosaxon on the heroes that meet many monsters. Taking into account what the story originated in Anglosax, there is morale and values for the history of Anglosaxon. The early Anglosaxon was a criminal in knowledge and faith when it came to his Christian beliefs. After the Romans invaded the United…

Beowulf is an epic poem on good vs evil, and good will always eventually overcome evil. The poem Beowulf is told by the Anglo-Saxons on the grim tales of life ruled by fate. This poem tells tales in which the people struggled against monsters for their peace and place in the world. The story is…

Three elements that yield a heroic warrior include Bravery, Courage Confidence, and Honor. Beowulf shows his bravery in his battles with monsters much larger than himself. He fights without weapons and when he has aged shows his confidence in himself, and his courage to never back down. He is honored by the Geats and the…

Gender roles are based on what the social norms deem appropriate, which is based on the culture of each society. The gender roles of women in Beowulf and The Wife of Bath were very different because the culture in which these two poems were written valued different ideals. For the Anglo-Saxons, the gender role women…

Heroes; we as a whole know them when we see them. The main question is, what makes somebody a hero? To be considered an epic hero, a person must possess most or all of the seven traits of an epic hero. The first trait of an epic hero is a noble birth. This means that…

King Oedipus was written by Sophocles and translated by Paul Roche, and Beowulf translated by Ethelbert Donaldson are two epics that narrate the tragic lives of two heroes who existed in the pre-Christian era. King Oedipus derived from the Greek mythical stories where goddesses and gods played an essential role in human life saw, the…

The epic poem Beowulf, written during the 8th century when England was beginning to convert to Christianity. This poem includes references to the bible, as well as pagan traditions in order to ease pagans into the transition to Christianity. The poem is centered around the main hero, Beowulf who fights against the monsters that try…