After he defeats Grendel and Grendel's mother he returns to his untimely death. ... Beowulf gives up his weapons to fate and God to decide if he shall be the victor over Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon. ... Beowulf's loyalty runs deeper then just helping Hrothgar, he is also paying his dues to Hrothgar for taking his father in when he was turned away by his people and paid to settle the dispute his father had caused. "Beowulf, you've come to us in friendship, and because / of the reception your father found at our courts I bought the end of Edgetho's / quarr...

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He possesses the virtues, traits and beliefs that were respected in the Anglo-Saxon culture. ... Beowulf jumped in the water to fight Grendel's mourning mother, he did not know where he was going yet, he went for glory and fame showing no fear.   ... He shows how intelligent he can be when he was fighting Grendel's mother and he became weary and became stumbling. ... "My life was almost lost, fighting for it, struggling under water: I'd have been dead at once, and the fight finished, if our Father in Heaven had not helped me." ... He possesses goodness by telling the king of...

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This act inflated Beowulf's pride as well as the act of killing Grendel's mother later in the epic. ... Hrothgar paid wergild for Ecgtheow after he had killed a tribe member in a blood feud. ... In addition, when the mother of Grendel attacks Heorot, Beowulf runs after her while all of the other warriors exhibit cowardice. Beowulf, being courageous, goes into the mothers' lair without question to defeat her once and for all. In addition to Beowulf's heroism as a warrior, he possesses many traits that give him potential to someday be a great king. ...

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He sets out to repay Hrothgar for helping his father, showing Beowulf's loyalty and faith. ... He has no idea of the arts of war, or shield or sword-play, although he does possess a wild strength. ... When night falls after the feast, Grendel's mother comes to exact revenge. ... Because of this, Beowulf eagerly accepts Hrothgar's proposal to attack Grendel's mother. Although he had already done what he pledged to do, Beowulf is loyal to Hrothgar, and sets out to kill the other demon. ...

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As far back as history goes, there is a hero associated with it, whether it be Abraham Lincoln for freeing the slaves, Albert Einstein for being a genius, or someone as simple as a mother or father. ... Upon her son's death, Grendel's mother comes to Herot with one thing in mind, revenge. ... Normal humans do not possess the stamina or athletic ability to swim to the bottom of the ocean, but to Beowulf, it's as normal as anything. ... This persistence allows him to eventually kill the dragon, but lose his life in the process, also gaining the elite status of an epic hero. ... E...

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So when Hrothgar needs help defeating Grendel, and Grendel's mother Beowulf feels a social obligation to aid Hrothgar for helping his father. ... Beowulf assesses the situation realizing that conventional weapons had not killed the beast, and he knows that he must fight the creature with his bare hands. ... "After Beowulf kills Grendel, the scops reflects the Danes joy by singing about Beowulf's victory" (Critical Analysis of Beowulf). ... As Beowulf fights Grendel's mother, evil, he quickly assess that like Gredel, conventional weapons will not kill Grendel's mother, h...

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Beowulf possesses many qualities that by the definition of the times, make him a hero. ... One of the most important qualities in any man of this time was who your father was. This quality is so important the poem begins by mentioning a father, Shield. ... I think sympathy for Grendel's mother is order as well. ... Queen Modthryth's was an evil queen who killed anyone who looked at her the wrong way. ...

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• Grade Level: High School