mind to leave his mother and all that he knew to seek adventure. The absence of her son drove her to an early grave. This action is one that Parzival was later deemed "unhonorable" for and one he deeply regretted.
             These boys both started out young and refused to listen to the reason of their elders. Against the wishes of the people who were wiser and more experienced, they let their pride and ambition overtake them. This did not show to be a promising beginning for either of them.
             Their roads do take a different turns though. Beowulf, arriving at Heorot, is immediately described as a person who, "has the head of a hero," but his arrogance accompanies this hero-like status(Beowulf, 59). He proceeds to boast to all of the Hall of Heorot, that he is an accomplished fighter who has come to save them from this terrible monster. He proclaims, "With bare hands shall I grapple the fiend, fight to the death here"(Beowulf, 65). Though Beowulf is extremely arrogant, there is some truth to what
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