"Beowulf literally "jumps at the opportunity to fight Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon" (Warfare in Beowulf). ... The dragon is the most dangerous foe, he is evil in his very nature, and symbolically he is the closest creature to the devil. There is little that is known about the dragon, except that he is evil, and that he has not descended from Cain. ... Until the Dragon began taking revenge on the Geatish people for the servant's mistake, and Beowulf once again must face evil. ... Beowulf knows that he must protect his people and in order to do this he must fight the ...

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Wright claim that "the dragon, like the giant Grendel, is an enemy of mankind, and the audience of Beowulf can have entertained no sympathy for either the one or the other." ... Even though the dragon is by far the least human of all "monster" figures," we can still feel somewhat sympathetic for it. Similarly to Grendel's mother, the dragon is also intruded upon and ultimately provoked into hostility. ... Since this is from the perspective of the dragon, the "prowler" in this case is human. Some argue that the dragon deserves no sympathy, since he is a "...

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Beowulf, the king for 50 years, fights a dragon to attain jewels. During the final act of fighting, the dragon showed how jealousy and evil can overcome. ... He finds himself stuck on the truths of what the dragon had said and sets out to pursue it. ... The dragon serves a purpose of being the opposite of a generous king, keeping the treasure in his possession. ... This symbolic image leads into how the dragon is not idolized as an evil character but is rather wise. ...

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In the battle with the dragon, Beowulf knew this would be one of his biggest yet. He entered the battle in full armor because he stated that the dragon had natural defenses such as fire and its hide. ... During the fight, Beowulf gave his all and eventually lost the ultimate battle with death as the dragon bit his neck and injected fiery venom. As he lies dead, his faithful servant Wiglaf, steps to the plate despite the discouragement the rest of the army had, and slayed the dragon. Slaying the dragon by Wiglaf displayed the era of a new king approaching and a new victor in the demise of Beow...

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The Dragon is a different kind of opponent then Grendel to Beowulf because the dragon is attacking Geatland, which is more personal to Beowulf. ... Beowulf also brings his top warriors to the dragon's lair with him. ... His pride clouds his judgment big time when he decides to fight the dragon alone. His second mistake was to take his men to the dragon's lair. ... Wiglaf is the only warrior who helps Beowulf when he is wounded by the dragon. ...

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I believe John Gardner gave the book this title because it is short and describes the same character. The word Grendel itself sounds like a monsters name and makes you picture it in your head what Grendel actually looks like. When you think about monster's you usually think about heroes also, so J...

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The Dragon Beowulf fought could represent the three headed Dog in Greek mythology that guided the hell. ... The inducing part of the story was the death of Jesus Christ, who voluntarily gave up his life to his hater in order to save his people life whose has been predominated by devil or evil people same as in Beowulf who went to the battle with his friend to fight with the dragon. ... In all the story of Beowulf, One find the element of Christian and Religious ideologies such as God love, kindness and hope in rewards, God as the creator of the earth, the story about Cain's generations, ...

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