What it means to be good in the world of Beowulf, the relationship between individual prowess or ability and ethical value, the meaning of being a member of the community, the role of the monster in defining virtue and community and the role of language are the importance of individual virtue and its relationship to community are all the many characteristics that can be read in the story of Beowulf. Beowulf was all about being a hero. Everyone saw him as a courageous, super-strong epic hero. What did it mean to be good in the world of Beowulf? Beowulf was strong, intelligent, humble, and kind and in the eyes of society this was their view of being good.
Noel Mendez Mendez 1 Mrs. Hinton English 3Period 2 August 31, 2012 Epic Hero Beowulf achieved many quest of tremendous value to himself and society. In the Epic From Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel, Beowulf did something that many people aren’t capable of doing. Beowulf proves to be a man of courage, leadership, and power and he can fit the image of an Epic hero in many ways. Beowulf was considered courageous during his lifetime because of everything he accomplished. Beowulf shows bravery in line 158 “… Death was errand.” He states that he will fight to his death.
High over warriors you are exalted, to be king of the people Enlil made it your destiny!” (16).They seal their new friendship with embracing one another and a kiss. Some other evidence that shows that there is a sense of friendship is when Gilgamesh’s mother, Nimsun, makes Enkidu her son which now makes the two men brothers. Another thing is when they go on their adventure together and how they fight the different creatures. They work well together to achieve their goals and this shows that there is a relationship that is very strong between them. Finally when Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh goes into mourning and this can definitely be seen when he goes on his adventure alone When comparing the two characters, there a just a few similar characteristics between them.
Unlike the difficulties Gawain faced, Shrek has managed gaining his house back and fighting for the woman he falls for. All in all, as a hero, Gawain’s greatest challenge is himself as he fears death; this goes hand and hand with Shrek’s greatest challenge, as he believes that his love will never want him. Traditionally, heroes are portrayed as courageous and even perfect human beings. First as a hero, Gawain is faced with the challenge of the Green Knight. As the Green Knight comes to King Arthur’s court, he causes a scene, which then invites everyone to "give a blow and take a blow".
John Proctor choose to go against the judge s orders for the reputation of his family can be ruin because of his action. This reveals that Proctor is a good man who cares about the good for the people and his family in addition, Proctor dies for what he believes. He believes that his family is before everything. Proctor chooses to die because he decides to give his kids a good reputation so they can
“Then Wiglaf went back, anxious to return while Beowulf was alive, to bring him treasure they’d won together. “ (45) 791. Even when Beowulf died, he still got treasure for the victory over the dragon, and another reward he got for his achievement was a holy ritual (funeral). An epic hero doesn’t have to be a superpower hero. But most heroes tactics, weapons, and courage to become heroes.
The son of Healfdene starts off his speech by thanking Beowulf. “Beowulf my friend/your name shall resound in the nations/that are farthest away.” (1702-04) From the beginning of this speech it is foreshadowed that good will come of Beowulf’s future as he has not only proven himself once in the victory over Grendel, but twice by defeating Grendel’s mother. He has proven his worth and it appears to be that Beowulf has a very heroic future ahead of him as a great leader and ruler. However, closer to the end of this speech, a warning ensues “but in little time/sickness or a sword will strip it from you/either enfolding flame or a floods billow/or a knife-stab or the stoop of a spear/death shall soon have beaten you then/O brave warrior!” (1761-67) The use of alliteration is prominent in these lines with the constant use of the sounds of “s”, as well as “e” and “f”. These constant sounds help show the seriousness of this warning.
According to the poem, a great leader is one who thinks rationally, keeps his country at peace, takes care of his people, believes in God, has Divine kingship, and has good morals. This great leader is exemplified by none other than our epic protagonist and namesake of the poem: Beowulf himself. Beowulf is granted kingship of Geatland as a reward for defeating Grendel and his mother in two separate battles. Grendel was an evil demon who was terrorizing
Without recognition of your accomplishments and status there could be no epic hero. “ I would rather my body were robed in the same burning blaze as my gold givers body than go back home bearing arms.”(781-783) To be willing to sacrifice his life for his men and people must mean those whom he was willing to sacrifice his life for were truly worthy. What he saw was not death, rather the victory and ensured prolonging of his kingdom. ”so the great people his heart companions sorrowed for the lord who had been laid
Zack Barker British and World Literature February 25, 2013 My Hero According to an unknown author, “A hero is not just some character with superpowers pulled out of a comic book, but a person that someone can look up to; a person that someone can inspire you.” However, people come to the conclusion that we derive ourselves through life by taking it one step at a time, but the truth is our a gives us that extra something special when looking up to them. I believe my heroes are the members of the armed forces because they make sacrifices everyday and have the courage to fight and keep our country safe. A true hero can encounter numerous hardships that can affect them emotionally and physically. For example, when a solider is about to embark overseas, he or she will face numerous hardships that will affect their life such as losing a limb on their body or the possibility of never seeing their family and children again as they are fighting for our country. When a solider gives up their own family, it shows me that they truly care about are country.