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
I believe that his tragic flaw is that he was too sure of himself, and never brought the right weapon to fight with. Third is the action, which in this case there are three, defeating Grendel and his mother, and the Fire dragon. In the story, Beowulf is also a Tragic Hero. In line 113 it tells how his sword broke into bits after striking the dragon. He used the sword made by the giants to kill Grendel's mother. "My life was almost lost, fighting for it, struggling under water: I'd have been dead at once, and the fight finished, if our Father in Heaven had not helped me. Beowulf is a folk epic because it involves the five characteristics. His intelligence is far above any others. " Beowulf was altruistic because he always put the needs of others before his own. The other characters included Shild, Hrothgar, Grendel, Grendel's mother, the Fire dragon, and Wiglaf. He even stayed to defeat Grendel's mother and the fire dragon. The setting covers vast nations, which included Denmark, Germany, and Sweden.
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