Beowulf, the good heroic figure battles three evil monsters, Grendel, the troll wife, and the dragon. Grendel, the monster, can also be a symbol of Christianity. ... Beowulf himself can be seen as a Christ-like figure in his goodheartedness and his want to free people of oppression from evil monsters. ... He first battles Grendel the evil monsters then he battles the troll wife and in his last adventure as king he battles an evil dragon that has threatened his kingdom. ...

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In the epic of Beowulf, Beowulf defends King Hrothgar and the Danes from the blood-thirsty monster Grendel. ... He is determined to drive the evil monster out of Herot and rid Hrothgar and the Danes of their troubles. ...

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He battles monsters above, and below land, and he slays dragons. ... When Beowulf is informed that the Danes are constantly being attacked by a monster known as Grendel, he takes it upon himself to travel across the sea to the land of Shieldings. ... He has gone against many monsters, and has yet to lose a battle. ... He explains that he has "heard moreover that the monster scorns in his reckless way to use weapons" (lines 433-434). ...

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Every hero, as a general rule, desires to be remembered for more than one heroic tendency. Every hero in World Literature class has at least three common tendencies: to protect mankind from evil, to use his powers to rescue his family and friends from evil circumstances, and to earn immortality via...

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Glory, honor, loyalty just a few qualities one chivalric hero would possess when faced by the brink of tension between two forces to which he is devoted to both. Since the Battle of Hastings, England was quickly conforming under the Norman rule of a lion-hearted Crusade fighter, King Richard. Ivanh...

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