leadership

             Leadership is used everyday by many different people, but mainly by the same people day after day. These people are know as Leaders, and in the stories of Beowulf and Iliad there are some great examples of good leaders and bad leaders.
             Beowulf is what I would call a good leader; not only did he have leadership but he also showed plenty of courage, respect, strength, and bravery. Beowulf showed internal attributes of leadership by choosing the mightiest man for an adventure (line 120), and he also pointed his men straight to Danish shore (line 124). The physical attributes of leadership that Beowulf displayed are when he ordered some men to remain with their weapons and lead the others to take care of business (line 136). The examples of what constitutes a good leader that I described above are just a few of Beowulf's traits to why he is a good leader.
             The many other traits of Beowulf also lead to his good leadership skills. Bravery for example shows he needs nothing but his body and mind to conquer his greatest enemies (line 168). Another trait that caught my eye is respect; if there is no respect for a leader than how can one be considered a "good" leader. Beowulf once again shows great respect for the people, because the people would talk amongst each other about how brave and courageous he was (lines 380-384).
             Beowulf's courage and strength can not be forgotten, for he hunted monsters out of the ocean; (line 156). Wiglaf was one who was sent by Beowulf to get treasure from the dragons, before he was to pass away (lines 756-758). Not only was Beowulf a great leader in the peoples eyes, but they loved him so much that they risked their own lives for his because they respected his leadership.
             As for the story of Iliad, both good and bad examples of leadership is complied. The two characters that I am going to concentrate on are Achilles and Hector. These two characters display their idea of
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