After Beowulf and Wiglaf unite they slay the dragon. Together, they thrust the dagger into the dragon’s flank. The dragon falls, but it was a hollow victory. Beowulf was struck in the neck and had become mortally wounded. Beowulf’s last request is to see the treasure lying in the dragon’s hoard. Wiglaf entered the dark tower and made his way to a room filled wall to wall with shimmering gold, gems, cups, and bracelets, all illuminated by a peculiar light. The room was undisturbed and peaceful, nothing moved, no monsters lay in his sight. Above his head hung an alluring golden banner. He took the banner, and all the treasures that pleased his eye, and filled his arms until he could hold no more. Then, Wiglaf rushed to his king, eager to show
After fifty years of what seems to be peace, the dragon appears to reign terror on Beowulf’s kingdom that he has taken power of. A robber had taken the dragon’s treasure that it was peacefully protecting prior to its terror. By this time, Beowulf is around ninety years of age. He knows it will be a tough fight, and therefore brings warriors along with him. After he calls the fierce dragon out of its cave, all but one of the warriors flee the scene. It is only Beowulf and a man named Wiglaf “Watching Beowulf, he could see How his king was suffering, burning. Remembering Everything his lord and cousin had given him,Armor and gold and the great estates Wexstan’s family enjoyed, Wiglaf’s Mind was made up”(Beowulf 107). Together, they slay the dragon, but Beowulf dies at the end too, making Wiglaf the king. The dragon was protecting the treasure and the thief did not steal for his own desire, it was for his masters in which he was beaten by “But the thief had not come to steal; he stole, And roused the dragon, not from desire But need, He was someone’s slave, had
Beowulf would be king, and reign for fifty long years over Geatland. A dragon would soon begin to menace King Beowulf’s kingdom. As an old man, Beowulf would have to suit up once again to slay the monster. Beowulf would not fight alone as Wiglaf and his men would join the king in battle. Beowulf and Wiglaf would slay the mighty dragon, a dagger to its fiery heart would end its life. Even though the mighty dragon had been slain, the same fate to came for old Beowulf. As he lies there, in the last minutes of his life he asks Wiglaf to bring the dragon’s riches to him. As Beowulf passed he asked Wiglaf to build him a tower. A tower to remember his greatness, his courage, and his fame. The task would be completed. A mighty tower would be built, filled with the dragon’s riches along with his other possessions.
A: Gardner wanted to explain why people identify with nihilism and also why he scorns it. He created characters who believe in nihilism - who show why it could be justified - but the consequences linked to nihilism, as shown through these characters, aren’t worth nihilism’s potential
Beowulf doesn’t refuse the call to go home since he finished up everything in Denmark. So Beowulf has returned home just to occupy his self in another battle with a dragon. Although Beowulf is now an elderly man he “seek fame still” (609). In the second step the hero is having a hard time defeating their foe and ask a close friend for help. Beowulf realizes that the dragon is more powerful than Grendel and his mother. “Remembering everything his lord and cousin had given him” (700-701) Wiglaf interfered to help Beowulf. Since Beowulf’s men ran off in fear it was only him Wiglaf up against the dragon. The last step is the final departure where the hero spent their last time on Earth and dies. Before death, Beowulf builds a tower in memory of everything he had done and who he was. “Call it Beowulf’s tower and boats in the darkness and mist will know it”
Beowulf is a brave noble, later to become a king, who confidently vows to defeat Grendel. He not only kills Grendel, but slays the demon’s mother, and a dragon. Although he dies in battle with the dragon, he proved himself one of the bravest and strongest men in the kingdom. Wiglaf is a thane, and kinsman to Beowulf, and in him, Beowulf sees his younger self. Wiglaf shows the same bravery in battle as Beowulf, and assists in the destruction of the dragon. As Beowulf lies dying, he passes the kingdom of
In the climax of the battle scene and last display of his strength, Wiglaf must take refuge behind Beowulf’s shield as they fight the dragon. However, the transition of heroism onto Wiglaf progresses when he stands beside
Beowulf makes his final boast. He says that, even though he is old, he shall “still seek battle, perform a deed of fame” by killing the dragon. (Norton59)
While Beowulf dies after the fight, “‘Beloved/ Wiglaf, go, quickly, find/ The dragon’s treasure: we’ve taken its life,/ But its gold is ours, too. Hurry,/ … Death will be softer,/ Leaving life and this people I’ve ruled/ So long, if I look at this last of all prizes.”
The dragon gets triggered from the sleep and starts vandalizing the Geat cities. One of Beowulf’s favorite building, the thorn-room of the Geats is destroyed as well which upsets Beowulf more. Beowulf planning vengeance on the Dragon takes with him eleven of his finest men along with the thief to get to the dragon’s barrow. When the dragon unleashed itself upon the warriors, all of Beowulf’s warrior deserted him except one, Wiglaf. Wiglaf is not only a brave warrior but also has an utter respect for Beowulf which is revealed when Wiglaf says, “Go on, dear Beowulf, do everything/ you said you would when
In this extract, Beowulf is seen battling the dragon with his companions, however, Beowulf’s companions all leave except for Wiglaf. Wiglaf expresses his loyalty and dedication towards Beowulf through a speech and bravely helps Beowulf. Beowulf then uses his sword to try and kill the dragon, but the sword snaps as it is made of iron. The dragon attacks Beowulf in which it succeeds, biting Beowulf in the neck. Wiglaf saw his king in danger and rushes to his rescue, knifing the dragon in its
Beowulf could not defeat the dragon on his own and received help from that ancient sword of Grendel’s mother and a loyal warrior named Wiglaf. Beowulf could not win this battle as he grew weak after the dragon bit into his flesh. As Beowulf was close to death, the dragon passed sooner than him. When the hero finally took his last breath, Wiglaf ordered the kingdom to bury all of the found treasure with Beowulf in order to show their mournfulness and regret for not being able to save their King. The treasure was burned with Beowulf’s body in order to prevent those full of greed from taking the treasure and distributing it unfairly causing abuse and imbalance of power by those who did not deserve that treasure in the first
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Later in his life, Beowulf is himself king of the Geats, and finds his realm terrorised by a dragon whose treasure had been stolen from his hoard in a burial mound. He attacks the dragon with the help of his thegns or servants, but they do not succeed. Beowulf decides to follow the dragon into its lair, at Earnanæs, but only his young Swedish relative Wiglaf dares join him. Beowulf finally slays the dragon, but is mortally
Courage, perseverance, and honor are all traits of a hero. Beowulf and King Arthur both share many qualities of a hero. The epic of Beowulf is about a great Geat that defeats the horrid Grendel of Denmark. The story, Once and Future King, is about the great King Arthur and how he became king and his reign in England. Beowulf is a fearless leader that defeats great monsters and deadly giants. Later in his life he defeats Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a dragon. King Arthur was the outcast in his family; he did not fit in as a child. As he grows older, his tutor Merlyn teaches him about different values in life. King Arthur, formally known as Wart, becomes king when he pulls the famous sword from the stone. Both Beowulf and King Arthur shared many traits that made them epic heros.
Beowulf only takes a handful of men with him to the sight of the battle, and before the battle he boasts for the final time. In an act of overconfidence, Beowulf tells his men that he would enter the dragon's barrow alone, knowing of the great danger of the situation. This act, proved to be lethal for the king, who was fatally wounded from a dragon bite to the neck. One of his men named Wiglaf comes to his aid, and eventually Beowulf slays the dragon despite his injury. Beowulf, showing great greed, claims that he will be buried with the treasure that he fought the dragon