Beowulf has to fight a monster known as Grendel a monster that has been causing all sorts of hell to the Danes, then after he fights Grendel with no weapons or cloths, he has to fight Grendels mother then he fights a huge dragon. both are physically spectacular shown by Beowulf when he was racing Breca in chain mail and a one handed sword then is attacted by nine sea monster and kills all of them but sadly loses the race, and for Hercules he shows his physical power when as a baby two snakes where thrown in his crib and instently he grabbed them and tied them into a knot together. They both both ride horses, Hercules rides Pegasus, Beowulf's horses name isn't revealed. both have a sword to, beowulf has long hair and so does hercules showing that having long hair is a key to being a
She killed Hrothgar’s most trusted man, Aeschere: Hrothgar's best friend. Beowulf traveled down into the deep waters to fight her and kills her with an over average sword made by giants. Beowulf is awarded for yet another save to Herot. Thirdly, Beowulf saves his people, the Geats from an angered dragon which was robbed of gem-covered goblet from a Geat thief. The people were harassed by the dragon and tortured by the fire-breathing beast!
Grendel terrorizes the people of the land, ripping men apart with his brute strength. The epic poem Beowulf tells the story of a warrior who throughout his life overcomes evils. It has many references to Anglo-Saxon ideals of bravery, strength, and courage. For example, Beowulf brashly lists his accomplishments before entering each battle: "But the truth is simple: no man swims in the sea as I can, no strength is a match for mine ¦ other monsters crowded around me, continually attacking. I treated them politely, offering the edge of my razor-sharp sword, (265-294).
Alex Klug English 1118 Professor Flaig 10/24/09 Fortinbras’ Importance to ‘Hamlet’ In the story of Hamlet, both Young Hamlet and Young Fortinbras lose their father’s. Few years before, Hamlet’s father, the dead King Hamlet, invaded Fortinbras’ country of Norway and took territory from them by force. Hamlet’s father was later killed by his brother, Claudius, and assumed position as King as well as marrying the formerly widowed Queen Gertrude. Eventually, both Young Fortinbras and Young Hamlet avenged their fathers’ deaths. Young Fortinbras did this through asserting himself and his military to action, and invading the then troubled Denmark.
He didn’t fail any of his battles but dies in his last battle and the dragon as well. “Hail King Beowulf!” Beowulf was a Geat warrior who faced Evil monsters. In his first battle, he is the good because he fought the evil he sailed to Hrothgar’s kingdom to fight the monster. The battle with the evil mind of Grendel’s mother who seeked revenge for her son. It was Good vs.
Unferth- He is a Danish warrior who is jealous of Beowulf. He proved himself to be inferior to Beowulf because he wouldn't fight Grendel. 7. Wiglaf- He is a young kingsman who helps Beowulf to slay the dragon. Others didnt help Beowulf so he proved himself to be a successor to Beowulf.
Beowulf demonstrated various challenges in proving himself an archetypal hero. The first way was by defeating Grendel, a demon that lived in the fen of Hrothgars kingdom. In the land of Hrothgars Kingdom, the Danes
This shows that Beowulf wants a fair battle and that good will win even when there is no advantage for good. Beowulf waits for Grendel to show up at the hall, this is where the battle takes place. Beowulf is unarmed and manages to still win. He rips off Grendel’s arm and then hangs it up as a symbol of pride. The town has a party and rejoices in Beowulf’s victory.
However, Outside in the darkness, lurked the monster Grendel. He gets angry, comes to mead hall, and starts killing people, but Hrothgar remained unharmed because he was protected by God. The coming of Beowulf was also similar with text by introducing Beowulf sailing across the sea to Hrothgar when help was needed to kill Grendel. Both in the text, and in the movie, Beowulf unlocked words deep from his hearts and talked about the Geats and his father, a famous soldier, Edgetho. Then that night Beowulf was awake, eager to meet with Grendel.
The third task was to find the golden-horned stag and bring it back alive; Hercules followed the stag around for one full year; he finally captured the stag and took it back alive. The fourth labor was to capture a wild boar that terrorized Mycenae's people; Hercules chased the boar up a mountain where the boar fell in to a snow drift, where Hercules subdued it. The fifth task of Hercules was to clean the Augean stables, where thousands of cattle were housed, in a single day; Hercules diverted two rivers so that they would flow into the Augean stables. The sixth labor was to destroy the man-eating Stymphalian birds; Hercules drove them out of their hiding places with a rattle and shot them with poison-tipped arrows. The sixth task was for Hercules to capture a Cretean savage bull; Hercules wrestled it to the ground and took it back to King Eurystheus.