The epic tells the story of a hero, a prince named Beowulf, who rids the Danes of the monster Grendel, a descendent of Cain, and of his exploits fighting Grendel's mother and a Dragon. ... Beowulf and Grendel represent the ultimate struggle of good and evil. Grendel tries to destroy everything around him. ... Beowulf represents God and Grendel represents Satan. ... Grendel denounces those rules to live by his own. ...
Grendel is also referred to as "the Almighty's enemy". These references suggest that Grendel was the epitome of evil, the very opposite of God, and even a representation of the devil, or demonic being.Since Grendel is evil, he is therefore a rival of God. ... In chapter eleven, the author refers to Grendel as "bearing God's hatred". Because of the evil Grendel had caused, God's wrath was upon him, and thus he bore God's hatred. As punishment God sends Beowulf to defeat Grendel. ...
His concerns before his battle with Grendel were not of death or pain to his person, but what should be sent to his lord and who should look after his men should he fail. ... In his battle with Grendel his dedication to his men is not the only quality shown. ... Since Grendel disdained to use weapons, then for the sake of honor neither did he. Beowulf refused to take any advantage in the fight versus Grendel not only for the honor involved, but because it would lessen his glory, which seems to be the main reason for his many battles. ... Throughout the narratice, all of Beowulf's vict...
In the book, Beowulf was traveling from home to save a nation from Grendel and his equally ferocious mother. ... As the lead-wendol represents Grendel, the Wendol Priestess represents Grendel's mother. ... The book stated that Grendel and his mother made a spell preventing natural, man-made weapons from harming them. ...
This quote is not only referring to Grendel but to Unferth as well. ... Where Grendel is unable to prowl around in Gods kingdom. ... The Danes met in council and sent brave warriors to fight Grendel but to no avail. ... Only Beowulf with God's grace could have lifted the sword and killed Grendels's mother. ... Just as Beowulf, fighting the dragon, Grendel, Grendel's mother, should he have taken the cursed sword and other difficult situations he had to face. ...
In Beowulf's first battle at Herot, he fought Grendel with honor without any armor or weapons. ... Fate allowed Beowulf to overcome Grendel's strength. Beowulf had a much stronger grip then Grendel would ever have. ... Grendel realized that he had it easy with the other warriors because they could not fight back. ... When Grendel's mother was acknowledged of her son's death, she wanted to avenge her son's enemy. ...
His quest is to restore Herot, due to the mass destruction caused by the monster Grendel, the evilest of all evils. ... The knight boldly hunted Grendel and fought him with great might. At the end of that particular battle, Beowulf left with Grendel's arm, his sign of triumph. ... He was very victorious in battle, and for this Hrothgar chose him to defeat Grendel. When Beowulf killed Grendel and his mother, he also defeated the evil that they symbolized in the name of God. ...
The Odyssey vs. Beowulf An epic hero is defined as the central figure in a long narrative that reflects the values and heroic ideals of a particular society. The Odyssey, translated by Fitzgerald, is about an epic hero trying to get to his home after twenty long years. Beowulf, which is translat...
All societies throughout history have been based in one way or another on religious beliefs. They influenced types of governments, political parties, and laws set by those governments. Just like all other preceding it's time, the Angelo-Saxons had many forms of government which were based on relig...
