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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• Grade Level: High School

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