Category: Beowulf

‘Beowulf’ is an antiquated epic ballad wherein the incredible legend battles against beasts and monsters to serve individuals. Conclusiveness and boldness, which are innate in the hero, leave no uncertainty. From the start, the epic picture of Beowulf as an unbelievable warrior can appear to be amazingly chivalrous, went for legitimately helping individuals without good…

Monsters are a metaphor for fate and the destructive forces of nature. He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster . . . when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you. Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good, and Evil, 1886 Subsequent to the…

Beowulf is an epic poem on good vs evil, and good will always eventually overcome evil. The poem Beowulf is told by the Anglo-Saxons on the grim tales of life ruled by fate. This poem tells tales in which the people struggled against monsters for their peace and place in the world. The story is…

Three elements that yield a heroic warrior include Bravery, Courage Confidence, and Honor. Beowulf shows his bravery in his battles with monsters much larger than himself. He fights without weapons and when he has aged shows his confidence in himself, and his courage to never back down. He is honored by the Geats and the…

The fear of what is inside you, your desire for revenge, your lack of control over your impulses, and your dark side, is the greatest fear presented in the story Beowulf, a book by Robert Nye. Grendels mother, Cains wife, a female without a name, represents what is dark inside ourselves. She is filled with…

Feasting, as defined by Linwood Fredericksen from the Encyclopedia Britannica, is a day or period of time set aside to commemorate, ritually celebrate or reenact, or anticipate events or seasonsagricultural, religious, or socioculturalthat give meaning and cohesiveness to an individual and to the religious, political, or socioeconomic community. Holiday feasts were an essential part of…

The force that causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control how events unfold, is called fate. Along with the various themes presented in Beowulf, the theme of fate is one of the key ones, and it can be traced primarily concerning death and its perception by the characters of the…

Richard Machowicz once stated, Being a warrior is not about the act of fighting. Its about the ability, courage, and commitment to end the war within oneself and not quit until the job is done. This quote from Machowicz reflects what the poem, ‘Beowulf’, is based on. ‘Beowulf’ is an epic poem written during the…

The fetish woman, who ‘too sang out in grief’, provides a rather omenistic foreshadowing into a post-beowulf society, epitomising the fears of an unstable nation following the loss of their ‘good king’. Although a drunken statement, Unferth’s remark that ‘no one has ever outlasted an entire night against Grendel’ reminds the reader of Beowulf’s unmatched…

Beowulf is a fiction story by an anonymous poet whom scholars refer to as Beowulf poet. The fiction is set in Scandinavia and details a hero of the Geats (Beowulf) who comes to the help of the king of the Danes, Hrothgar. Notably, Beowulf uses his bravery and strength to slay Grendel and later becomes…