This epic poem certainly comes from a Christianized culture, yet never names either the pagan gods or Jesus. ... The monster in this story also has pagan characteristics. ... Beowulf is given many characteristics of believing in God himself. ... The Christian ideas in this epic poem are very clear and bring the story to a level of excellency. This epic poem is a story that includes both pagan and Christian elements, but it emphasizes more of the Christian ideas. ...

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Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Honor and courage are the supporting characteristics of an exceptional hero. ... While they display many of the same characteristics they also differ in many ways. ... In the epic poems of Sir Gawain and The Green Knight and Beowulf, these stories show many similarities. ... Beowulf is an epic poem featuring the main character, Beowulf, as an incredible hero who can defeat anyone to keep his people safe. ... In these two epics there is an enormous difference in the mentality of the heroes. ...

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Literature may often serve as an indicator of the tastes and outlooks characteristic of the time in which it was produced. ... In many ways the epic poem of "Beowulf" serves as both a link and a marker between the two worlds of paganism and Christianity. Although likely composed within the eighth century, the action of the poem is set somewhere around five hundred A.D. this gives Beowulf the dual aspect of both focusing upon an era and a later cultures reflection upon that time period. ... Nevertheless, it is possible to view the epic of Beowulf as a Christian parable, with Beowulf as a Jes...

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A typical question that the reader encounters as he/she reads the Old English poem, Beowulf, an epic with unknown authorship. ... However, their ogre bodies have strikingly human characteristics as well. ... Grendel and his mother are considered as monsters with human-like qualities and characteristics; hence, humans can also be considered as having monstrous qualities. ... Why does their monster characteristics take precedence over their human sides? ... Grendel embodies the emotion of envy throughout the poem. ...

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• Grade Level: High School