In the epic of Beowulf, it is quite clear that the character Beowulf was a courageous, brave man who was highly praised by his people and others. Beowulf would have best fit in the category of physical bravery, because he was full of strength and power because the Lord was with him "And Beowulf was ready, firm with our Lord's High favor and his own bold courage and strength" (Beowulf

To conclude, the theme of bravery in British literature was introduced in many different ways, sometimes even tying in with other themes such as love, greed, and heroism. There are many different ways a writing can be interpreted and if deep analysis is involved, it's obvious that in most of the British writings from the period of Anglo-Saxon to the Elizabethan age, the theme of bravery was present either as a theme of the whole story or just one character. Similar to British literature, the theme of bravery still plays a significant role in modern society. Many novels, movies, children's stories, and other literary works still deal with the theme of bravery, which are also expressed in different ways and give courage and strength to people. Finally, since the theme of bravery has existed from early British literature until now, it is most likely that in the future, the theme of bravery will continue to be a dominating theme in all types of literature.

Bravery shown in Sonnet 130, came from the passionate love the male lover felt towards his sweetheart. Because his love for her was so strong and real, he decided to be honest with her and tell her his true opinion about her. In a way, he meant to imply that even though he had said those brutal things about her, his love was as strong as those who expressed love with false comparisons. Evidently, at the end of them poem when he said, "And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare as any she belied with false compare" (Shakespeare, p. 137: lines 13-14) he strongly claimed his love was real and even though she had flaws and was not a perfect human being, he still loved her for who she was and because he loved her so much, he even loved her flaws.

Similar to the epic of Beowulf, the three rioters in The Pardoner's Tale were also very brave, but the theme was partially different from that of Beowulf's. The theme involved in this tale was a "fake" bravery that didn't even last long and ended as soon as it encountered greed. In the beginning of The Pardoner's Tale, the three rioters were reflected as brave, bold men. There were no direct words that showed they were brave men, but if close attention were given while reading this tale, it would have become obvious that they were brave. When one of the rioters said, "Huh, God's arms! Is he (death) so fierce to meet? I'll search for him, by Jesus, st

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