"Beowulf" perhaps our most widely translated window into our Anglo- Saxon past, has become somewhat clouded over the years. ... The intent of the following content is to provide criticism relating two separate translations of "Beowulf". ... Heaney does a fine job bringing "Beowulf" and its themes to the less experienced reader, and his words have feel, but it truly lacks the flair of the lost language. Both examples do exemplify and clarify stylistic realities of Anglo-Saxon English. ... For example the myth of Grendel being in some way demonic has ties to the period of the Middle Engli...

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In the Beowolf story this is an apparent theme. ... The main question is; Why and how are certain groups in Beowulf marginalized and thus made outcasts and in what ways are they similar and different? ... A reason for the unimportance and the subservient role of women in Beowulf is that heroic epics such as beowulf tend to valorize men's deeds in war; thus, in this warring society, it is difficult to recognize the presence of women who are shadows to the main male-centered action. ... An example of this is when Wealtheow enters the hall, "observing the courtesies Adorned in her gold...

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For example most heroes' face an event that causes them to leave their family on an uncanny adventure, where the hero usually finds help along the way from the supernatural. ... This heroic archetype is famous in any literature dating back to "Beowulf" all the way up to contemporary films made in the present day. "Harry Potter," "Twilight," "Beowulf," "Hercules," Homer's "Odyssey," even the retro classic hero "Superman," follows this exact profile line up. ... Rosa Parks doesn't fit a common theme of hero; neither does Marilyn Monroe or Babe Ruth. ...

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