Berk's Tragic Hero-Personal Narrative

I look at the wooden door opposite of me, I walked towards it and pulled the iron door handle and walked towards the dark abyss before me as I once again head out to challenge the

stand. I let out a little shriek of pain as I put weight on my leg. I glanced back and up to try and see

Beowulf is a hero during the Middle Ages because of his generosity, strength, power, and courage. A hero is one who places himself or herself at great risk while performing acts of courage. Beowulf is a hero that put his life on the line for an entire kingdom. He has heroic and superhuman qualities. He must prove his worthiness of a superior warrior. He is recognized for his strengths and power of protecting his people. Beowulf is faced with three forces to fight, Grendel (a monster), Grendel?s mother, and the dragon. Beowulf becomes the king of the Geats for fifty years and eventually dies in a battle against a dragon.

She didn’t answer right away. Her eyes played over the scenery. A part of her couldn’t fathom a time when

It often comes to pass that a person visits their past to try to relive a time in their life. However, as it will become clear to anyone wanting to attempt this, repeating the past is not so easy as trying to go back to how life was before. In fact, it is not even possible. One cannot repeat the past because situations in life, other people, and we ourselves permanently change as time goes on. There are events in people’s lives that are permanent; it is impossible for a person to “take back” something that is out of their control.

The last few days I have noticed that the back door and several of windows were opened even though had closed them the night before. Tonight I found bloody trails leading to my son’s, Grendel, bedroom. I was to tired to even think to ask what happened and proceeded going to my own room. That morning I noticed that the blood trails were fresher than then the night before.

I looked up, his voice pulling my mind away from my thoughts. I tried to move my hands but something was restraining them. My brain was still foggy from being out.

I pushed my arms ahead of me, using them to more easily tear my way through the winding vines. My skin was torn, red and bloody, but that was okay. It shows that I am trying. I'm persistant and I will never give up.

A long time ago, when I was born, I was left by myself. My mother left me all alone in the marshes to die. She never liked me because of the way I look. She thought that I was scary. I am very big. I have big ears, eyes, nose, and mouth. I don’t know nothing about my dad, I guess he left because he knew how I was going to come out. They both just left me here, all alone, without any type of care. Ever since I was born, I have not met them and I've been alone my entire life.

Beowulf In epic literature, the tragic hero is the protagonist of the poem who proves to be prevalent in a dangerous quest or adventure (literarydevices.net). The definition of a tragic hero was defined by Greek philosopher, Aristotle. The tragic hero evokes sympathy from the reader throughout his epic journey, yet experiences a downfall due to his own vices or flaws. The tragic hero displays strength and bravery, which lead to many victories but also suffers at the hands of his own price and ultimate defeat. In the epic poem Beowulf, Beowulf is the tragic hero whose valiance leads to his demise.

He looked away. Now I had to think. Maybe I could cause a distraction, long enough to get them out of here. Maybe I could try to grab Luke’s sword. I might be able to use it to free my bonds and run. Maybe I

     Some literary scholars maintain that Beowulf developed character flaws through the course of the long narrative poem, and that at the time of his death he was a victim of pride, avarice, selfishness and an inordinate craving for glory. The purpose of this essay is to show that he was a tremendous hero from beginning to end.

By definition, a tragic hero is a protagonist that due to some tragic flaw loses everything he has. Throughout history, literature has always been filled with main characters possessing some tragic flaw. In Macbeth, Macbeth’s tragic flaw is his enormous ambition to become king. In Hamlet, Hamlet’s tragic flaw is his need for revenge for the death of his father at the hands of his uncle. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh’s tragic flaw is his need to be remembered. In the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, Beowulf also has a tragic flaw, excessive pride and the search for fame, which ultimately leads to his demise.

In the year of 7777, a boy named Bort was born. He grew up in a small, but a rich family. Bort thought that he could do anything because of money. He stole a diamond ring when he was 5. He kept stealing and causing trouble. One day, his parents got sick of Bort’s way of life, and decided to give him a key. His parents walked to their safe and pulled out a key. Then, they handed it to Bort. The key was called the Key of Berk.

“Ugh.” I yelled, annoyed, as I get attacked by a series of flying swords. Lost again.