Young Fortinbras did this through asserting himself and his military to action, and invading the then troubled Denmark. Despite Hamlet’s passive contemplation, he too avenged his father’s murder by stabbing Claudius and forcing him to gulp down a glass of poisoned wine. Both Young Hamlet and Young Fortinbras sought vengeance for their fathers’ untimely deaths, but had contrasting motives and completely opposite plans of action. Fortinbras' father, King of Norway, was killed during battle for control of “a little patch of ground”(4.4, 19). Fortinbras’ uncle claims the throne of Norway just as Claudius took the throne in Denmark, and linked the common destiny between Young Fortinbras and Hamlet in their attempt for vengeance of their fathers’ deaths.
Beowulf an Archetypal Hero Beowulf, A New Telling, the epic novel by Robert Nye tells an adventurous tale about Beowulf defeating the deadly, malicious Grendel and the fiercely, terrorizing firedrake. Beowulf is challenged and inspired to help the Danes, and agrees to fight Grendel. He also faces the firedrake that is out to get revenge for the geat slave stealing the goblet. As a result of Beowulf accepting the two challenges, defeating Grendel and over coming the firedrake, Beowulf is classified to be an archetypal hero. Beowulf demonstrated various challenges in proving himself an archetypal hero.
Grendel is a murderous creature who has been killing off the Danes for 12 years without any mercy. He has caused great strife for the King of the Danes, King Hrothgar, and cannot easily be defeated. To be such a successful villain, a character must possess certain qualities. Although he does not survive his battle with Beowulf, Grendel is a masterful villain because he has superhuman qualities, he has repulsive physical characteristics, and he shows no mercy towards his victims. The first reason Grendel makes a great villain is his superhuman qualities.
The energy that they invested into destroying the lives of the kingdoms that they invaded, and just the way these heathens carried out so much harm to the people that they came in contact with, was beyond cruel. The author Jonathan Clements gives a in-depth historic movement of the views from those that encountered the Viking nation. The medieval chronicles of Norse sagas was deep and hand me thinking these people were truly crazy and very much out of their mind. Odin who the Vikings worshiped as their lord of lord and mythical god can be seen as a controller. I can’t honestly believe that they took this god so serious and believe in his Aesir tribe.
The two main forms of violence are preformed by Grendel, the main antagonist of the poem and by Beowulf - the hero of the story. Due to the fact that Anglo-Saxon culture is immersed in violence and vengeance, these acts are accepted without question. The motivation for each character’s violence varies immensely. Grendel was an “unhappy creature” and this was “after God condemned [him] as kin of Cain”, this led Grendel to become a vengeful and wicked creature. When he attacked Herot his attack was, “grim, and fierce, was quickly ready, savage and cruel, and [he] seized from their rest thirty thanes.” Grendel kills to fulfill a blood lust and a deep hatred because he is alone in his
Fernando Chino Mr. Bayer GRENDWULF The epic poem, Beowulf, told a story of an invincible hero who travels the sea to fight villains in the 11th century. His most infamous foe was the terrible Grendel. This inhuman abomination was huge creature with the ability to crush human bones and tear ligaments in the blink of an eye. They meet in Hrothgar’s kingdom, where Grendel terrorizes the townspeople and the royalty. After many brave warriors fall to Grendel, Beowulf is the next one chosen to fight this plague.
In the poem, Beowulf travels to Denmark without an invitation to reveal his destiny as “the mightiest man on earth, / highborn and powerful” (Lines 197-198). Only because Beowulf thinks it his is job to kill an indomitable monster, he travels across the sea to defeat him. Once Beowulf reached Denmark, he said, “Then news of Grendel, / hard to ignore, reached me at home…Now I mean to be a match for Grendel, / settle the outcome in single combat” (Lines 409-10/ 425-26). Beowulf travels across the sea thinking it is his job to defeat Grendel, yet not knowing what will come of his actions. He risked his existence, his wealth, and his men.
Not only does he conquer the two most hated villains in the history of Herot, but he also stands up for himself in situations such as those with Hrothgar and Unferth. Many people look up to the brave conqueror even more than before. On the contrary, he still needs to defeat the strongest and most difficult of the villains; the dragon. The vaguely ominous plot at this point in the epic is foreshadows the conclusion of the poem. As he fights with the dragon, he is now aware that he is going to die.
The character Beowulf killed a murderous “grim demon” being called Grendel, saving the Danish kingdom Heorot from further devastation. Fifty years later, Beowulf rescued his own kingdom from the torment of a dragon. The Geat warrior is the savior of both of these kingdoms, but one must ask where what Beowulf’s motives lie for his heroic actions. Although Beowulf appears heroic for altruistic motives he is in fact acting out of desire for his own glory by winning battles. The battle against Grendel was seen as a game to Beowulf more than an actual serious matter.
This is manifested through his self-sacrificing mentality, confrontation with the devil, and his unequally loyal disciples. Beowulf and his men set out to Denmark in order to set free King Hrothgar’s kingdom from the grip of the monster Grendel. Beowulf made it known that he wanted to battle Grendel. “The monster’s thoughts were as quick as his…claws: He…snatched up thirty men, smashed them…and ran out with their bodies” (119-122). Beowulf