In the movie, the dragon is Beowulf’s son and it draws up a tragic event of a father kill his son to stop a lustful action. The dragon is killed by a deep strike of sword in poem but it is killed by Beowulf’s bare hand in the movie. About characters, Hrothgar is supposed to be a respectful king with his
The reader is introduced to fear at its upmost level, the fear that accompanies an experience bound to end in death and destruction. That fear triggers a natural human response, the fight or flight response, the latter being the more customary choice. In Beowulf, the noble Geats are faced with a dangerous situation in which they ultimately abandon their leader in his hopeless battle against the dragon. “None of his comrades/Came to him, helped him, his brave and noble/Followers; they ran for their lives, fled/Deep in a wood” (35.2596-9). The Geats chose to flee instead of standing beside Beowulf and supporting him.
Many people recognize Beowulf as the hero of Anglo-Saxon time due to amazing strength and courage. Thou he had hero like qualities, Beowulf could also be considered a selfish hero because his speech, thoughts, and actions showed that he would do anything to succeed. Throughout a few defeated battles Beowulf justified his loses to make him look more successful. Beowulf relied on his own destinies so much that is let him to Denmark to fulfill his "Destiny" and kill a known unbeatable monster named "Grendel". Thou he doesnt know the true outcome of his beliefs he wasnt conscious of his own or other peoples lives but instead focused on his natural wanted defeat.
The dragon symbolizes the ultimate source of mankind’s instinctual desires. The author of Beowulf states that “when the dragon awoke, trouble flared again” (Beo. line 2287), metaphorically alluding to the social problems that mankind faces when individuals act according to their instinctual desires. Even after Beowulf’s “sword had dispatched [the dragon]” (Beo. line 2772), Beowulf ends up passing away from the wounds he sustained in the battle.
Fifty years ahead and now King Beowulf faced a task of killing a dragon. He would “[fight] with fate against him” (724) seeing as his “the ancient blade broke” (727) while striking the dragon’s side. The beloved king would eventually die with “None of his comrades\Came to help him” (745-746) and his “Followers… ran for their lives…” (745-748). King Arthur’s story is also an epic poem which speaks about an honorable leader who will do anything to defend his people. Arthur went off to battle, with his comrades at his side the whole time and is able to defeat his foe, but doing so left him fatally injured, until he is eventually killed.
Beowulf was seen as a great warrior, who fought until his death. In his first battle Beowulf triumphs over a monster, Grendal who has been terrorizing the people of King Hrothgar. In the second battle, Beowulf faces off with Grendal’s mother, coming out the victor once again. In the final battle, we see Beowulf meet his end, when he fights to the death with the dragon. Each battle is a representation of good vs. evil.
Thorin is the proud leader and warrior, whose own mental journey throughout the novel is very interesting. He begins the story described as “haughty” and is often said to be “too important” to do much of what the other dwarves do. Throughout the novel he becomes more and more obsessed by the thought of the gold and glory which will come at the end of his quest, creating a much more arrogant and egotistical character who becomes very unappealing to the reader. His only redemption is his remorse moments before his ultimate demise as he says “I wish to part in friendship from you and I would take back my words and deeds at the Gate”. This indicates that he knows of how mean and irresponsible he has been, possibly reflecting the fact many people say life ‘flashes before your eyes’ at death.
Another theme in this story is the theme of men versus monsters. This theme comes to light when Grendel is described. Even in Chapter 1, it is made known that Grendel is going to be a monster. He is called the “enemy of mankind” (29) and rightly so. That automatically makes the reader see him as a completely evil character.
Amazed, and horrified at the monster’s strength, Angelos courageously drew up his sword. Knowing that the battle may be his last, and charged headfirst at the dragon. The dragon then swiped at Angelos with it’s claws, and threw him into the ground. Angelos was doused in the dragons searing breath, but was unharmed. Shocked and rejuvenated, Angelos charged up to the dragon and fed his blade to the dragon’s flesh.
This paper will tell examples and reasoning of why Beowulf is all of these things. An epic hero is one that stands out among all the rest. Even after hearing many stories of Grendel’s wrath, he still planned to fight the best without any hesitation. The reader would believe this is an example of a very brave fighter. Beowulf shows his abilities and proves brave enough as he resolves to kill the “lady monster”, (excerpt page 40).