Through this quote, the reader sees Beowulf’s bravery as he is about to face the monster Grendel. According to Alexander M. Bruce, in his article, “An Education in the Mead-Hall: Beowulf’s Lessons for Young Warriors,” “In spite of the danger involved in fighting Grendel, Beowulf openly declares his intention to destroy this powerful enemy.” This is also seen in the poem when Beowulf states, "I with my hands shall seize the fiend and contend for his life, the hateful against the hostile; there the one whom death carries off must trust in God's judgment." (lines 438b-441). Beowulf’s words show his willingness and determination to defeat the enemy; this is similar to the attitude many soldiers have when facing
Macduff has gone to England to raise an army and aid Malcolm in unseating Macbeth. "I have no words; My voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain than terms can give thee out!" (Act 5, scene 8, line 7) Devastated by the death of his wife and child, Macduff seeks retribution in slaying Macbeth. "Behold where stands the usurper's cursed head" (Act 5, scene 8, line 55). Once Macbeth has been slain his severed head becomes a symbol of freedom for Scotland.
Wiglaf knows of the many triumphs Beowulf endeavors, and sees it as an encouragement. If Beowulf was able to defeat, why couldn't Wiglaf. Wiglaf is extremely brave to continue the fight Beowulf had started and kill the dragon as his loyalty shines through. Beowulf and Wiglaf are genuinely loyal characters in the epic poem. The two inferior men endeavored many hardships throughout because of their loyalty to others.
The great Achaean warrior Achilles posses all the traits of hero, “valor”, strength, skill, and a quest. Achilles quest is what sets him apart, for its not like most heros, who fight for glory, riches, honor or to protect. He is fueled by rage and hatred and only seeks vengeance. It is this rage that causes Achilles to disregard Hektors plea to return his body “No more entreating of me, you dog, by knees or parents”. This vengeance is for his dear friend Patroklos, who Hektor killed.
The biggest difference between Beowulf’s heroism in Gardner’s story and in the poem can be seen during the battle. In the poem, Beowulf bravely fights Grendel, defeats him, and there is a celebration. In Grendel, there is no celebration; Grendel’s life is over and so is the story. At the begging of the fight, Grendel grabs Beowulf and the moment he does, he realizes the mistake he has made. “A shock goes through me.
Then the noble Scotsman spoke of Macbeth's equally heroic struggles against invading Norwegians under the leadership of King Sweno and rebellious Scotsmen through the collaboration of the Thane of Cawdor. In both cases, Macbeth singlehandedly turned the course of battle from overwhelming odds against victory to surefire avoidance of defeat. The inciting incident occurs as Act 2, Scene 2 of Macbeth is a particularily important part of the entire play, because it can be argued as one of the “inciting incidents” that propells the plot forward. The famous story of Macbeth would not continue if this scene had not taken place. Act 2, Scene 2 is important because Macbeth kills King Duncan to claim the royal status of Cawdor.
The tribes admire their leaders because of their extraordinary strength and courage. Throughout the poem, there are examples where Beowulf courageously boasted before he goes to fight an opponent. During that Anglo Saxon period, it was acceptable to boast but you have to fulfill your promises to your people. When Beowulf arrived to Hrothgar, he promised that he would kill Grendel. Either Grendel would be killed or Beowulf would die.
The conflicts among the animals and the humans included the defeat of Mr. Jones the head farmer, the bombing of the main farm windmill twice, and the death of Boxer the farm’s trusty cart-horse. The conflicts in the book would be Man vs Man, and Man vs Society. Boxer could have been described as the most sympathetic character in the novel, Boxer symbolized all of the best qualities: dedication, and loyalty. However boxer suffered a major weakness a naïve trust and an inability to recognize corruption. Animal Farm proved the quote because, in order to reach their dreams and paradise, the animals had to encounter death and major destruction around them.
“King’s Reassurance” The epic poem “Beowulf” is a magical story of terrifying, hideous, fame seeking creatures. The poem takes place in a far-off land, which is the perfect setting for this poem because it talks about the clans fighting against each other seeking for fame and glory. I was moved by this striking poem which made me realize that even with age, Beowulf still has that hunger for glory and can still take a punch or two. In Beowulf, there are many types of warriors, some are evil and others are good. But there must be a leader among them.
The Bards state: Had been served as he’d serve them; Beowulf, A prince of the geats, had killed Grendel, Ended the grief, the sorrow, the suffering Forced upon Hrothgar’s helpless people. (351-354) A hero is who someone looks up to and in the poem Beowulf, the reader can see that his soldiers and his village see Beowulf as a triumphant hero who shall never give up and will forever continue to fight for them. Hrothgar has seen Beowulf’s true colors and states “Beowulf, you’ve come to us in friendship, and because/ of the reception your father found at our court” (316-317) A hero has a different effect on everyone and in the the novel “Sir Gawain” the green knights sees Sir Gawain as an undamaged good. He states, “ I consider you polished as while and as perfectly clean/ As if you had never fallen since you were first born” (370-371). He is much like Beowulf in the ways that his men look up to him as their King, someone who could never let them down even when not being watched.