Beowulf is an epic and tells the story of a legendary hero, conquering all obstacles as though he was immortal. ... In the epic Beowulf, he's portrayed as almost inhuman, but he clearly fulfilled his role as a true hero. ... Beowulf was one of the most noble and moral epic heroes. ... Beowulf is the prime example of an epic hero. ... Beowulf is most definitely an epic hero of epic proportions, and a hero of the ages. ...

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How would you describe a hero? ... Beowulf is an ideal hero of the eighteenth century. ... Even though Beowulf is viewed as an epic hero and Sir Gawain is viewed as a romantic hero, they share some common bonds. ... Heroes also seem to always fight for some type of common good. ... Though both Beowulf and Sir Gawain differ in that one is an epic hero and the other a romantic hero, and also their differences in motives, religion, and views of women, they do share those few things that make a person an honorable and courageous hero. ...

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"[Beowulf,] the Anglo-Saxon epic is the most important work of Old English literature" (Brittany). ... Beowulf is the oldest English epic that was neither written in England nor written about England. The epic was originally passed from person to person through the oral tradition, and sang by bards and scops. ... The date that Beowulf was written in ranges from the eighteenth century to which the epic was originally composed, to the end of the tenth century, a period during which the manuscript that is posses today was copied down. ... This story was saved it is "a story of dreams and legen...

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However the few pieces of literature that made it out of the Dark Ages provide a more insightful understanding as to what this murky gap in history was really like-one of these pieces is the heroic epic of "Beowulf". ... There are quite a few models of powerful women in this epic-Grendel's mother, for example-but none is more expressive of true Anglo-Saxon culture than Wealhtheow. ... The heroes of both Anglo-Saxon literature and culture had to have the characteristics of both heroes and warriors. "A hero had to be strong, intelligent, and courageous. ... He is the hero tha...

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Beowulf possesses many qualities that by the definition of the times, make him a hero. ... Beowulf also shows the qualities of loyalty, confidence, and wisdom which all make him a hero. ... Confidence was a quality a hero was supposed to posses. 10. ... Wiglaf is important to the poem because he marks the era of a new hero. ... All those qualities are ones of a hero. ...

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The character of a Geatish warrior named Beowulf, in the epic, Beowulf, sails to Denmark in hopes of protecting the Danes from great turmoil. ... Beowulf first shows courtesy to the king Hrothgar when he gives him his "hero's resume". ... This act inflated Beowulf's pride as well as the act of killing Grendel's mother later in the epic. ... Later in the epic, Beowulf again states his loyalty when he says, "I will not shift a foot" (95. 2524) as he talks about fighting the dragon. ... The epic Beowulf opens up with "So. ...

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Good is represented by the ideal hero Beowulf, who is strong and courageous. ... Beowulf was an epic. An epic is a long poem describing the deeds of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation. ... It tells the story of the legendary Germanic tribe hero Beowulf and also contains the history of those Germanic tribes. ...

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Tolkien said, "Beowulf is a half-baked native epic which was killed by Latin learning, it is feeble and incompetent as a narrative. ... From the point of view of emotional intensity, Beowulf divides into three sections centering and turning upon each of the hero's mortal fights with Grendal, Grendal's mother and the fire-breathing dragon. From the point of view of chronology, it divides into two sections centering and turning upon the hero's daring adventures as a young man and his exemplary deeds as an old king. From the point of view of narrative sequence, it again divides int...

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In the epic story Beowulf, the epitome of the character Beowulf faced three battles in which tested him in areas of power, weakness, and death. ... Throughout the story of Beowulf the reader can depict from the battles that Beowulf dealt with finding his true power during his battle with Grendel, the adversities of weakness with the battle with Grendel's mother, and then the ultimate battle which was his death which resulted in the birth of a new hero. Beowulf was considered a hero for many reasons. ... His many defeats and courageous acts proved him to be deemed a true hero of his times...

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My third and final literary work that I chose is an epic poem called Beowulf. This epic tale tells of the mighty king Beowulf and how he helps save people from all over. ... I chose the quote "When a chance came, he (the dragon) caught the hero in a rush of flame and clamped sharp fangs into his neck. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School