Essays on Beowulf

In both Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf, mead halls are used as a community space where the king, his warriors and servants can settle down and plan battles. They can also partake in some casual hobnob and enjoy a honey-based drink called…

When pondering the question, ‘Did the character of Grendel remind you of someone you know?”, I firstly tried thinking of an individual who could possess some similar traits to Grendel. Evil, malicious, resentful, stealthy – no one came to mind. Then reality struck me to…

As seen throughout time, fighting and a lack of communication are known as an embodiment of a multitude of people and societies. Conflict is defined as the process of a disagreement or physical clash between two or more individuals or groups of distinctive values and…

In the poem Beowulf it argues that the character Grendel is portrayed as an evil monster that is born with no future. In John Gardner’s novel, Grendel is told from his point of view, so he doesn’t see anything wrong with killing people. Hrothgar is…

When reading Beowulf, parts of the article are very disturbing, some would say it is the monsters that make the poem the way it is. In Beowulf, one of the main monsters Grendel could be compared to one of the most nerve-racking serial killers there…

Beowulf can be compared to modern day relevance because we still have battles today, they are just more advanced and more deadly. There are many stories of brave and courageous soldiers going into war and a few coming out as heroes. Many of these heroes…

The hero Beowulf represents nobility in every fight that he takes on. Three major battles taking place – Grendel, Grendel’s mom, and the Dragon – bear many resemblances, but also differences. Each of them is a different measure of his strength, his changes in character,…

In the four epic tales of Beowulf written by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, Le Morte D’Arthur written by Thomas Malory, and The Wife of Bath and The Pardoner’s Tale written by Geoffrey Chaucer, there are many morals presented. Each tale holds a different moral. In…

Upon completing my reading of Beowulf, I’m paralyzed with admiration and wonder. According to YourDictionary.com, the definition of a hero is one that has made noble and/ or brave accomplishments. He was the quintessential hero, because he was unprejudiced, a superb combatant, and undeniably powerful….

The real definition of an ideal hero is “a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character”. In the story of Beowulf, we clearly have a distinction between good and evil, which means that the story has a hero and a villain, but does…