Beowulf2

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“The Fearless Beowulf”

Fear is a painful emotion excited by the expectation of evil. In “Beowulf”, translated by Charles W. Kennedy, fear is not an option, or emotion, nor does it even exist for the hero. The hero, Beowulf, is also given strength equivalent to thirty men. These things are demonstrated in the tale of the most celebrated hero of Anglo-Saxon times, Beowulf. A man, of which people loved and respected throughout the entire region where he lived. He made the people feel that they had someone to rely on through times in which failure seemed unavoidable. Beowulf, from the epic poem “Beowulf”, is an extremely courageous hero and confronts his many difficult battles without fear.

Danger is confronted in every situation Beowulf faced, but he never considered fighting for what he felt was right no matter the cost. Beowulf showed his people that he was the person they could count on in times of trouble. There was a beast named Grendel that terrorizes the kingdom which Hrothgar rules. Beowulf wants to show that he is a hero and he also is fatalistic, which means that he believes in his battles if he dies or not he was meant to; that was his fate. This leads to, al

Beowulf takes part in one more significant battle that tests his courage and ability to fight when necessary. He must do battle with a dragon. This beast is his most vicious of opponents. It is a powerful enemy, stronger than Grendel or his mother, and breathes fire that strengthens his ability to fight. Beowulf brings many soldiers with to this battle so victory would be much easier to achieve. Beowulf’s men desert him on the way to the fight, out of fear. Still this did not phase Beowulf’s intent on pursuing the fight. “Under the stone-cliff; he trusted the strength of his single might. Not so does a coward!,(1510-1511).” This refers to his journey to the fight through the cliffs in order to reach the tower, which is the dragon’s domain. They say no coward could cross these cliffs and only a man of Beowulf’s stature could perform such tasks. Beowulf’s fight with dragon is like a war between giants because of the tremendous strength of both sides. Beowulf begins to falter in his fight with dragon and receives wound in which no normal human could bare, “Enveloped in flame the folk-leader suffered a sore distress,(1553-1554).” This would be reason enough for someone to retreat from battle, but not Beowulf. His courage was unaffected by this, and he staggered on. The only one brave enough to follow behind their courageous king was Wiglaf. With his help Beowulf was able to defeat dragon. After this long battle Beowulf lay dead like the dragon but he achieved his goal. In this process he sacrificed his life which is the most ultimate sign of courage.

Beowulf’s next test of courage came when he fought Grendel’s mother in her lair, she like Grendel, has incredible size and strength. Grendel’s mother wants to get revenge for the murder of her son, Grendel. Beowulf jumped in the lake, leading to the lai

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