The Epic Story of Beowulf
In the epic story of Beowulf, the hero is Beowulf. He shows physical strength in the story by defeating Grendel. In line 219 of Grendel's mother, it tells how Beowulf killed her. "...cut it through, broke bones and all." His strength is also told in line 213 of how he "lifted the sword that was so massive that no ordinary man could lift." Beowulf's determination, or his will to win, was throughout the story, even up until his death. A quote that describes this is, "...he cut the beast in half, slit it apart. It fell..."(line 185). He shows courage along with his cousin, Wiglaf, when they defeat the fire dragon. In line 189 it says, "...their courage had killed it, two noble cousins had joined in the dragon's death." Beowulf also s
Beowulf is a folk epic because it involves the five characteristics. First is the hero, which was Beowulf, who is a figure of imposing stature. The setting covers vast nations, which included Denmark, Germany, and Sweden. Third is the action, which in this case there are three, defeating Grendel and his mother, and the Fire dragon. The other characters included Shild, Hrothgar, Grendel, Grendel's mother, the Fire dragon, and Wiglaf. The last characteristic is the poet. It is a recount of the deeds of the hero with a measure of objectivity. hows courage in all of his battles. His intelligence is far above any others. He used the sword made by the giants to kill Grendel's mother. In lines 210-222, it describes how he was quick and s
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Approximate Word count = 503
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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