He prepared for every fight thoroughly. If Beowulf didn’t do any of these things, he would be just like the rest of the men who tried to kill Grendel. Who knows what the land would be like if there was never a Beowulf. You say Superman is the best I would tell you Beowulf. If you say Hulk was the strongest I would tell you to put him up against Beowulf.
Gawain was the weakest knight who took up a challenge that no one else would, which makes him brave and courageous. Turning him into this strong and noble knight. Spiderman who was just an average guy, and not very strong, turns into this amazing superhero that saves people in his town from villains that lurk the
When Beowulf is explaining to Hrothgar how he is going to attempt to kill Grendel, he says, “My hands alone shall fight for me, struggle for life against the monster” (25). Beowulf is brave enough to fight against a monster with only his hands, while most people would not even attempt to fight at all. Beowulf is a true hero because even though both sides have a fair chance at winning, he does not get scared and continues to complete the task. Beowulf asks of Hrothgar, “That this one favor you should not refuse me- that I, alone and
Iron Man wanted to avenge people like Yinsen (referring to the character in Iron Man the movie). Spiderman was born to avenge his uncle. Villians are the failed products of a flawed society, while heroes overcome the flaws. Heroes, though having flaws themselves, have ambitions not twisted as in the mindset of villains. Rather than taking anger out on society itself, heroes overcome obstacles to try to fix the flaws.
Victor’s plans for his creation were more than great, but once he had actually created the Monster, all of his past feelings turned into disgust and horror. Frankenstein finds himself "…capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter" (Shelley 51) and attempts to put himself on the same level as God by giving life back to the dead. Although Victor thought otherwise, the creature that he thought would bring him fame and do good for society became a murdering monster. "…I thought that if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter, I might in process of time (although I now found it impossible) renew life where death had apparently devoted the body to corruption." (53)
His mechanical body resurrects him into Darth Vader. • Atonement With the Father: Anakin’s father figure has been the Emperor for some time, and when he is shown the choice between letting him torture his son and destroying him himself, he chooses to save his son. So not only does he finally destroy his “father”s evil influence, but becomes at-one with his own fatherhood in acknowledging his Jedi son. • Apotheosis: Anakin as Vader destroys the Emperor, thus becoming the savior of the world and a blue-and-glowing Jedi ghost as well. • The Ultimate Boon: By sacrificing himself in destroying the Emperor, Anakin finds ultimate redemption, and gives freedom to the galaxy.
Luke showed this when his aunt and uncle died. He remained calm and strong instead of turning to rage. Heroes such as Luke are very smart and when Luke devises a plan to dress up as Storm troopers to sneek past the guards and free the princess. Although Luke displays many great hero traits, he also has a bad one. He acts before he thinks such as when he raced after R2D2 and nearly got himself killed by the Sand People because of
David Mazahreh English 110 Professor Bliss The Hero and the Villain The history of mankind was never short of wars and battles. During that chaos, many controversial characters were widely known by posterity. Those controversial characters were thought to be heroes because they won many battles as leaders with daringness, or they saved many people’s lives. They were also thought to be villains because they did many inhuman slaughters. A true historical bio has never been accomplished.
The characteristics of superhuman strength and courage are seen throughout the story of Beowulf and define why he is an epic hero. Beowulf gets these characteristics because the people want to show that only Beowulf could be the only one to defeat Grendel because everyone else who tried failed and got killed. Beowulf is an epic hero because he performs brave deeds. We can see this in the scene after he fights Grendel. Even though that is all that he planned on doing he stayed and went to go find Grendel’s mother and kill her since she was in distraught of her only son dying, and she took Hrothgar’s friend.
A hero in a quest to fight for glory and the greater good of society. Brave deeds to help others to put to an end there nightmare. Beowulf was a mortal but had the strength like no other human; he was a super human with courage and intelligence. Risking his life for the safety of others where his death came upon it. First, Beowulf heard about Dane land being tormented