Beowulf

Can you imagine being born and automatically being considered evil? This is what happens to Grendel. Throughout the book everyone’s feelings towards Grendel is that of a bad person or creature. In Grendel my sympathy for Grendel fluctuates. Grendel starts out as a sympathetic character because he is an innocent curious child with a mother […]

“So now, Beowulf, I adopt you in my heart as a dear son. Nourish and maintain this new connection, you noblest of men. . . (63)”. Beowulf is an epic poem about the adventures, journey and maturation of a young legendary warrior from adolescence to his adulthood as a noble king. He gained his great […]

In Beowulf, many controversies arise. I will address one in particular. this controversy being over Beowulf being seen as a Christ-like figure. What is it about him that symbolizes a Christ-like representation? Given situation, is Beowulf seen as a Christ- like fgure, my answer is yes. By saying this, I mean that the audience of […]

To begin with, in Beowulf the reader is given a vision of a barbarian society at its finest. Courage, prowess in war, loyalty and generosity are the qualities most forcefully portrayed. It is a society of chiefs and kings, a society of a clan spirit, in which the source of the lord’s power lies in […]