Category: Beowulf

Being one of the oldest and by far most famous epic poems in English literature, “Beowulf” still remains an engaging and exciting story of magnificent proportions. Though the characters would, later on, become archetypal, they are still clearly defined and well-built, the leading one being a primary example. Though Beowulf’s motivation for slaying Grendel might…

Introduction From time memorial people worshiped deities considered to run the universe. Expectedly, religion has some social control function that discourages deviance, self-distractive behavior, and delinquency from establishing order (Hood et al. 413). However, some people may pretend that they observe the norm when in the presence of specific people and act differently alone or…

Throughout the story, Beowulf is shown as a brave and mighty warrior who wants to protect his people. Nevertheless, he is often boasting about his achievements, as is expected in the warrior culture, which is shown in the excerpt when Beowulf and his team come looking for the dragon. Overall, this man proved to be…

Female characters who played a prominent and crucial part in events occur in the books of different times regardless of the real position of women in society. The authors gave them extraordinary powers, strength, and influence on others’ actions and decisions. For instance, Wealhtheow from Beowulf demonstrated how the Germanic society perceived women and treated…

Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Work Cited Introduction The Old English poem “Beowulf” is a monument of late origin. Radical reinterpretations of the story include Robert Zemeckis’ feature film, Beowulf. This film does not claim complete plot similarity to the original narrative but is a new work based on the famous epic poem. The…

Table of Contents Introduction Summary Main themes Poetic Structure Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The literature of the early Middle Ages gives an idea of ​​the people’s values ​​and tastes who lived many centuries ago. Beowulf is a heroic poem, written by an unknown author between 700-1000. The reader witnesses a fantastic story about the struggle…

Table of Contents Introduction Queen Wealhtheow Hildeburh and Freawaru Grendel’s Mother Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Beowulf is a poetic text in English literature depicting the events of a heroic man in the 6th century. Beowulf primarily focuses on the heroic deeds of male characters. The poet characterizes male heroism with courage, strength, loyalty, and generosity.…

Table of Contents Introduction Moral Absolutism Moral Absolutism in Beowulf Conclusion Introduction The confrontation of good and evil is a common theme in fictional literature. The author uses narration to introduce heroes and villains to readers, prompting them to elaborate on the morality and justification of the character’s actions. In the case of Beowulf‘s characters…

Table of Contents Beowulf, Gawain and Viola Heroism in Beowulf, Gawain and Viola Qualifications for Heroism Conclusion Works Cited Beowulf, Gawain and Viola It is a common assumption that all heroic medieval literature presents heroism along the main characters to establish and develop their plot. However, there are certain values that the heroic characters must…

Table of Contents Introducion Depiction of Beowulf’s character Conclusion References Introducion An epic is a long, narrative poem written in a noble, dignified style and telling of exploits perfumed by great heroes. It differs from other narrative poems in that it has greater dignity and sweep and presents more lifelike characters, Beowulf, the national epic…