In contrasr to Beowulf, Grendel is envious, resentful, and angry toward all human kind for the fact that he feels as thou God blesses all b ut the ogre he is, and thinks he could never be blessed. Although Grendel's feautures are like a common man having two arms, two legs, one head, etc. he is very much larger than an average male and can defeat many at a time. His magic charm is his source of protection from weapons. After a defeated battle Grendel is known for devouring the deceased body off the spot or carries others back to where he resides and shares feast with his mother.
Beowulf approaches each of these three battles in a different way and with a different strategy in mind. He embodied courage, strength, and loyalty; which proved to be of great aid in his battles and quest for justice. In Beowulf’s first battle against an enemy, Grendel, a monster threatening the Dane’s at night. Grendel appears threatening, but Beowulf is not swayed. That night, he watches as his enemy kills one of his men, and as Grendel reaches for Beowulf, Beowulf rips off his arm.
He both consumed and attacked people while they slept. Many men had attempted to kill Grendel, however, before Beowulf, no man could prevail. "...so Grendel ruled, fought with the righteous, One against many and won..."(Beowulf line 81,82).Despite being faced with the certainty of his own demise, Beowulf still insist attacking Grendel, and defeating him. Beowulf kills Grendel in a most unusual way. In this violent scene, rather than attacking him with a sword like every other Geat, he grabs onto Grendel’s arm and squeezes until the torture is unbearable.
Soon after, Benjamin helps wounded solders in his own house, he is called a traitor for doing so. Causing Gabriel, to almost loose his life and get hanged. Thomas, who is also Benjamin son, attempts to save Gabriel only causing his own death. He is shot by the Colonel William Tavington, who then orders Benjamin's house to be burned. Benjamin and his two younger sons then gun down over 20 redcoats and rescue Gabriel.
Each battle is a representation of good vs. evil. He fights Grendal who is a hideously gruesome monster that would feed on the people of Denmark. He battles Grendal’s mother who kills the king’s closest friend for revenge, and the dragon was guarding a treasure and would kill any man who dared to pass. Another example of how the battles are similar is that Beowulf cannot kill his enemies with normal weapons. In the fight with Grendal, his men’s swords could not penetrate Grendal’s skin.
Hrothgar, decides to build a type of sanctuary for his warriors that he names "Heorot". This is in the first main passage of the story of Beowulf and this is the first place we find the theme of internal versus external evil. The passage implies that internal evil will ultimately destroy the hall, rather than being attacked by monsters: "Not reckless of promise, the rings he dealt, treasure at banquet: there towered the hall, high, gabled wide, the hot surge waiting of furious flame. "(28) This foreshadows the internal evil that will destroy the Danes. Another theme in this story is the theme of men versus monsters.
By further describing the father, and in the case of Benjamin Martin, a man of affection, I am able to better understand the character at hand. Throughout the film Benjamin Martin of 1770 fights for his family, and to portray this, the directer utilizes techniques such as merciless brutality in the characterization of the father. An example, being the sheer strength of his determination to defeat the British army, and kill the British dragoon, Lavington, who killed his son. Love, expressed in the form of bloodthirsty revenge, overwhelms the protagonist on numerous occasions. The most notable, however, is the first convoy of British supplies he destroys.
“He's their king but not their shepherd; he kills their sons and rapes the daughters”. Hearing the people’s cry, the gods create Enkidu as a match for Gilgamesh. The plan works in several ways. First Enkidu prevents Gilgamesh from entering the house of a bride and bridegroom; they fight and then become friends. Secondly, Enkudu and Gilgamesh go out on a journey into the forest to confront the terrible Humbaba.
The first battle takes place in the Herot because of the monster Grendel has been coming to the mead hall at night, terrorizing and eating many of the soldiers that sleep there. The fight with Grendel shows Beowulf’s strength. Everyone that had tried to kill Grendel always wore armor and used weapons, but Beowulf said that he would not use weapons. He says "When it comes to fighting, I count myself as dangerous any day as Grendel." Which is basically saying that he can easily defeat Grendel and is just as strong and dangerous.
Man knows “how Grendel’s hatred began, how the monster relished his savage war on the Danes, keeping the bloody feud alive, seeking no peace offering no truce… (Raffel, p. 22).” His hate is so strong for man because of what God has done to him. “He never dared to touch King Hrothgars’s glorious throne, protected by God –