Beowulf: Compare And Contrast

Hrothgar, the king of the Danes is faced with the issue of a horrible monster, Grendel tearing apart his soldiers and causing bloodshed. This is where Beowulf comes along, he is prepared with his men to defeat this monster and when the time comes Beowulf is more than ready to face him. Beowulf

The night after Grendel is killed, his mother attacks Heorot, seeking revenge for her son, leaving them all in chaos. The following morning they all suit up and set off to find and kill Grendel’s mother. Grendel’s mother lives in a cave at the bottom of a mere, causing Beowulf to have to fight underwater. Beowulf suits up in all his armor and is offered a sword, Hrunting, by Unferth to fight with. As Beowulf dives into the mere to find Grendel’s mother, she senses a human observing her lair and attacks, grabbing Beowulf and dragging him to her

Movies and books are never the exact same, sometimes even the whole plot is changed around. In the book Beowulf the plot, characters, and setting are a lot different than they are when the movie was created. If a person watched the movie before they read the book, it may be totally confusing to read. In the book, Beowulf shows up and plans to fight with his men, then leaves to go back to his own kingdom. In the movie Beowulf, Beowulf ends up staying and becoming king of Dane Land.

Beowulf is an old Anglo-Saxon story of a terrifying monster Grendel, Grendel travels to the Danes mead hall Heorot and while the danes expect it least he attacks killing countless men purely for the joys of doing so. Hrothgar king of the Danes calls for a warrior to fight this unruly beast. After 12 long years of grendel attacking Hrothgar's calls are answered and the great warrior Beowulf comes to kill Grendel. Beowulf travels to the land of the Danes from across the seas and in the first night he kills Grendel. Sadly for Beowulf Grendel has a mother that now seeks revenge for her son's death and Beowulf is asked to kill Grendel’s mother as well. Beowulf goes to where Grendel’s mother is staying and battled her to the death , Beowulf wins

As Beowulf lies at rest, the question must be asked. Was he a true hero? Wanting only to help the towns people and keep them safe? Or just a mighty man wanting to be king, loathed in fame and riches? That is something that may always stay

The grateful king Hrothgar bathes Beowulf and his men in luxurious gifts. The next night Beowulf is asleep in a quarters quite a distance from his comrades. Whilst asleep Grendel’s mother, comes and abducts one of Hrothgar’s favorite counsellors and devours him. Beowulf is then called to action, determined to fully purify Herot Beowulf arms himself and sets off to find Grendel’s mother in the bottom of a ocean. After searching for hours on end, Beowulf encounters Grendel’s mother near the sea floor. The monster then grabs Beowulf and drags him into her den. While in the den and fighting the monster, Beowulf sees Grendel’s body lying dead. After a long and nearly fatal battle, Beowulf is victorious. When Beowulf emerges from the ocean, he is carrying with him the head of Grendel. Herot could not be any more grateful to Beowulf. Hrothgar baths Beowulf in treasure and valuables as a sign of his gratitude. All the noblemen and wealthy agree that Beowulf would be their next ruler of sorts. As time comes for Beowulf to return to his homeland Hrothgar is hesitant for him to leave, he is literally crying while Beowulf sets sail to his

Within the fight with the beast, Grendel, the reader is shown the first glimpse of the pride of Beowulf. Although Beowulf knows that this beast is capable of destroying whole bands of men with ease, Beowulf puts his life to the test when he chose to fight Grendel with his bare hands. Beowulf, confident in his strength, rips of the arm of the monster, and it flees. Not to long after Beowulf’s victory over the beast, the mother of Grendel heard about the death of her son and set out for revenge. After she tears through the town in which Beowulf was in and killed two men, she fled.

Beowulf is very loyal to his kingdom after Hrothgar’s death, after this Beowulf becomes king. Beowulf lied about killing Grendel’s mother in the beginning, he did this to ensure safety in his kingdom and for his wife. Beowulf showed great strength battling Grendel

Beowulf found himself in an enemy hall, free of rushing water. Ready to complete his mission, Beowulf struck Grendel’s mother with Hrunting, the sword. Unfortunately, it did no harm to the monster because she possessed magic that protected her from man made weapons. Beowulf threw the sword to the side, trusting that he would be able to fight the monster with his own two hands. He grabbed her and threw her to the ground, but she fought

The fact that Beowulf went to the fight displayed courage, selflessness along with caring from this one battle. The last fight Beowulf experienced was the one that ended the hero, a dragon who was aged, but still would not back down from a battle. Beowulf was quickly without his weapon, in his last attempt to attack the dragon, he was bitten and was soon brought to his end with Wiglaf by his side. Beowulf still, in his final minutes knew that he was unimportant and was just glad to have been able to find the treasure for his people even if he was killed in the process. Unsurprisingly, he was still thinking about his people and how he could

Grendel, a descendant of cain is angered by the prayers coming from Herot. He storms the building and kills 30 men bringing sorrow and fear. News travels to Beowulf a strong soldier. He decides to help kill the beast with the elders blessing. King Hrothgar welcomes Beowulf and gives him permission to fight Grendel. Grendel and Beowulf fight but Beowulf win by ripping off Grendel’s arm. Grendel's mother is angered by the defeat of her son she seeks revenge by killing King Hrothgar’s best friend and steals Grendel's arm back. Beowulf kills both Grendel and his mother. But years later Beowulf fights a dragon but suffers a bad injury and dies.

In the poem, Beowulf was known to be the bravest warrior and the strongest of all. At the time he was reconized to be the hero until he became king. He returned back to the land of the Geats to become king of the uncles kingdom. As for in the movie, he stayed in Denmark and becomes king of Herothagars kingdom. When he became king, he lied about killing Grendels mother, therefore, when Herothagar gave up his kingdom, the curse was then passed to Beowulf.

If you have not seen the movie or read the book Beowulf, then you’re missing out on the interesting stuff that’s in it. It shows friendship, loyalty, and bravery. The book and the movie is based on one character who displays all of that in one. Beowulf is a hero that is fearless, strong and determined. You need to read or watch the movie, because it’s eye catching.

Grendel’s mother seeks to avenge Grendel, instead of killing everyone in Herot hall she kills Hrothgar finest to prove her point. Hrothgar is saddened by his friend's death and tell Beowulf where the lair is. Hrothgar says Beowulf will receive gold and fame to bring back to the land of the Geats. Beowulf knew that Grendel’s dame would not fight fair, and comes fully equipped with armor and a new sword was given to him by a friend in Herot hall. Beowulf discovers that “no sword could slice her evil Skin.”

Unknown to the warriors, however, Grendel's mother is plotting revenge (see "Grendel's Mother's Attack"). She arrives at the hall when all the warriors are sleeping and carries off Aeschere, Hrothgar's chief advisor along with her son's claw. (Click here to see the infamous claw!) Beowulf offers to dive to the bottom of the lake, find the monster and destroy her. He and his men follow the monster's tracks to the cliff overlooking the lake where Grendel's mother lives. They see Aeschere's bloody head sitting on the cliff. While preparing for battle, Beowulf asks Hrothgar to protect his warriors, and to send his treasures to his uncle, King Hygelac, if he doesn't return safely.