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Comparing Beowulf And Grendel's

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The things to expect from the Beowulf poem are Germanic warriors, heroes in the making, and mystical adventures but what to expect from the movie? The Beowulf poem was a Anglo Saxon poem writing around the 8th-11th century, but was told since the Anglo Saxon time period from 450 CE till now. It was about a Germanic warrior fighting for bravery, honor, and glory in battle.Although the poem and the movie share many similarities, the different portrayals of Grendel, Beowulf, and Grendel’s mother reveal the values of the societies in which they are told. First of all, the similarities and differences that was shown in the poem and movie of Grendel were that In both the poem and movie Grendel showed a strong dislike for the sound of happiness.

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