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The protagonist of the epic, Beowulf is a Geatish hero who fights the monster Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire-breathing dragon. Beowulf’s boasts and encounters reveal him to be the strongest, ablest warrior around.
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The tales of heroism that unfold in the intervening lines...
- Themes
On one level, Beowulf is from beginning to end a poem about...
- Beowulf
To understand Beowulf’s death strictly as a personal...
- Grendel
Likely the poem’s most memorable creation, Grendel is one of...
- Unferth
Why does Beowulf want to fight Grendel? ... Characters...
- The Dragon
Like Beowulf, the dragon uses its strength to accrue a huge...
- Hrothgar
A detailed description and in-depth analysis of Hrothgar in...
- Wiglaf
Wiglaf, one of Beowulf’s kinsmen and thanes, is the only...
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At Heorot, Beowulf presents the head and sword hilt to Hrothgar. He describes his fight with Grendel's... (full context)
Aside from the exciting adventure story, a fascinating part of how the tale is written is the clear struggle between two contemporary forces: the doomed 'pagan' hero who dies a glorious, song-worthy death fighting monsters, speaks to the melancholy Northern pagan tradition of inevitable doom.
To understand Beowulf’s death strictly as a personal failure, however, is to neglect the overwhelming emphasis given to fate in this last portion of the poem. The conflict with the dragon has an aura of inevitability about it.
The epic poem "Beowulf" features memorable characters, each playing a crucial role in the narrative. These characters drive the plot and embody the values and beliefs of the society depicted in the poem.
The main characters in Beowulf are Beowulf, Hrothgar, Grendel, Grendel’s mother, Wiglaf, Wealhtheow, and Unferth. Beowulf is a Geatish hero who defeats Grendel in battle and eventually...
In the story of the Fight at Finnsburg, the wife of the Frisian King Finn and sister of the Danish King Hnaef. When these two kings fight, she's caught in the middle, and both her brother and son are killed.
