Kay's reaction to their reception provides me with insight into young boy's character. The fist thing I notice is Kay’s selfishness. He repeatedly brags of his victory over the griffin with comments such as, ”Look what I got,” and, “I have shot a griffin and Wart is wounded” (116). He unnecessarily coun ntinues to draw attention, saying, “it is a real griffin,” and, “I shot dozens of them. Wart broke his collar-bone” (117).
Herot is all of the following EXCEPT: the place where soldiers flee for safety 5. Why did Grendel attack the Danes? : He hated the warriors’ songs that rejoiced in God 6. Before Beowulf sets out to help the Danes, he had: defeated Giants and killed monsters 7. The line “This was a different Herot than the hall he had emptied” means that: this is the first time a man has battled Grendel 8.
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.
The king forces Murtagh into servitude. The King then finds out that Murtagh is Eragon’s brother. Murtagh and Eragon were both shocked by this revelation. Later in the story Eragon then finds out that his father was a Dragon Rider and it was Bramn. Murtagh was a son of one of the Dragon Riders who turned evil with King Galbatorix.
Furthermore; Beowulf reaches his lowest point in the hero cycle when he’s faced with three numinous phenomenons. First he encounters Grendel the monster who has been killing the Geats. His quest is to defeat Grendel and save the Geats. Although at first Beowulf appears to be losing the battle he is able to defeat the monster by tearing its arm from its socket. The second phenomenon Beowulf encounter is Grendel’s mother who desires revenge for her son.
The main events such as: the long night feast in Herot and the death of Beowulf, Grendel’s attack, Dragon attack and Beowulf battles with Grendel and Dragon still happen in the movie. The picture of a very strong hero, who is supposed to be the strongest human is illustrated well in both movie and poem. In contrast, the movie version changes a bit in the plot of this heroic tale and its characters. About the plot, Grendel shows up himself to the Danes in the middle of their feast by ramping the door and an attack in craziness while he just shows up himself silently after the feast and everyone are sleeping, in the movie. Then, the movie cuts out “a mighty prince mourning” of Hrothgar and replaces it by a preparation for a revenge and Hrothgar not only feels fear and sorrow as much as in the poem but also he stays calm and seeks for a warrior who can kill Grendel.
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.
This certainly characterizes Beowulf throughout the whole poem. In stanza 4, line 165, Beowulf states; “That I, alone and with the help of my men, May purge all evil from this hall. I have heard, too, that the monster's scorn of men, is so great that he needs no weapons and fears none. Nor will I. My lord Higlac might think less of me if I let my sword go where my feet were afraid to, if I hid behind some broad linden shield: My hands alone shall fight for me, struggle for life against the monster.” In this quote Beowulf is trying to convince the King of the Danes to let him defeat the monster Grendel.
His fairy tale princess of a wife seeks her father the King’s advice to, “…help her get rid of this husband who [is] nothing but a tailor.” His father-in-law tries to deliver him to death three times, first against two giants, then a unicorn, and finally a boar. Either our tailor has a knack for stepping in it or the people he sought to land amongst really don’t want him around. A reader’s introduction to a character is something the author carefully crafts. Brave characters are often introduced in the midst of throwing caution and self-preservation to the wind as they plunge into danger to rescue a defenseless victim. Antagonists come
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.