A Comparison Of Dragons In Beowulf And The Faerie Queene

In Christianity, the Devil is represented as the founder of an empire “on fire”, an empire that struggles against and counteracts the kingdom of God. The Devil is described as an entity who is filled with evil power, but not enough power to overcome Christ if they were to duel. Though the Devil is not as powerful as Christ, he’s unfettered, given the designation of being the ultimate source of evil power. Since the inception of Christianity, portrayals of the Devil have been fundamental in instilling fear within the Christian population. The Devil’s abilities and appearance has become feared by approximately 31.5% of the world’s population. As historians have had access to the past that they haven’t had before, it’s been discovered that the iconography of the Devil isn’t necessarily original, but rather, inspired from religions with an age older than Christianity. While there’s an infinite amount of possible sources available to attribute the iconography of the Christian Devil to, the Greek god Pan provides source materials that show imagery and behavior similarities to the Christian Devil. By analyzing texts by ancient authors such as Hesiod and Ovid, as well as paintings and sculptures spanning multiple centuries, I will argue that the Greek god Pan’s iconography and behavior was used as inspiration for the Christian Devil.

As humans, we all possess great qualities. We develop memories that we can cherish forever. Hopes and dreams help us strive to do great things. However, we all have our demons that we all tend to conceal. The famous poem “Beowulf” is renowned for the battles against Beowulf and many monsters. The battles in the poem pose as metaphorical battles. Beowulf defeating the monsters represent him trying to overcome his demons. The last battle was between him and a dragon. To the reader’s surprise, he lost the battle. The dragon represents Beowulf’s greatest demon. Despite the dragons that Beowulf faced that are external, my dragons are more internal.

Satan’s character embodies the idea of a heroic figure because he questions what he feels to be true, even though his tragic fall is that he becomes easily misguided.

eowulf approaches the barrow. From the stone arch, he feels the dragon’s fire emanating from within. He shouts at the

“The Faerie Queene,” was written during the early modern period, shows a massive change in Christian religious practices. Redcrosse offers his services to Gloriana, Queen of Fairyland Una reveals that the dragon of hell has captured her parents and that she needs assistance in getting them free. Redcrosse takes on the challenge of getting her parents released (Canto 1). This demonstrate a hero, he will go through great trials and fight fierce monsters and this in itself is the character of a heroic knight. Not only does his armor protect his body and those with him, but also being a Christian he has the protection of Christ. For the Christian to be holy, he must have faith.

There is also an analogy drawn between the monster and the devil in hell manifested in “gnashed his teeth in the impotence of anger” The monster is enraged and here takes on a likeness in temperament to the devil.

Spenser chooses to portray Lucifera as the sin of pride because it is the most deadly, serious and powerful out of the Seven Deadly Sins. Pride is considered the original and the source of the others. Lucifera full of pride, shows off for the Redcrosse knight by calling her couch, which is pulled by six beasts upon which ride her six counselors: Idleness, Gluttony, Lechery, Avarice, Envy and Wrath and their appearances are appropriate to their names.

The devil, your master, makes his appearance throughout the novel, as a man “...about fifty years old, apparently in the same rank of life as Goodman Brown, and bearing a considerable resemblance to him, though perhaps more in expression than features.” , but revealing his nature through the knowledge of

Fire-Breathing Dragon: This dragon was protecting jewel in a tower. When the dragon was disturbed by a thief, the dragon went crazy. It was up to Beowulf to stop it. Beowulf and Wiglaf together fought the dragon. The dragon was eventually killed by Wiglaf. Fire-Breathing Dragon: This dragon was protecting jewel in a tower. When the dragon was disturbed by a thief, the dragon went crazy. It was up to Beowulf to stop it. Beowulf and Wiglaf together fought the dragon. The dragon was eventually killed by Wiglaf. Fire-Breathing Dragon: This dragon was protecting jewel in a tower. When the dragon was disturbed by a thief, the dragon went crazy. It was up to Beowulf to stop it. Beowulf and Wiglaf together fought the dragon. The dragon was eventually

The story of Beowulf (translated by Seamus Heaney) is seen by many including Tolkien as “the oldest recorded English tale of Faerie [story] (or its borders)” (Tolkien 10). Though Beowulf is considered to be the oldest faerie story, it is still one of “diffused” content. Likewise when considering other faerie stories, it is noticeable that there are several Faerie elements that originate from the story of Beowulf. Despite the similarities of each work, however, Tolkien urges readers of fantasy to recover from the familiarity of faerie characteristics and to read each work as if it were new. In doing so stories such as Beowulf and other faerie stories will intrigue and captivate the reader every time.

This levy of good vs. evil carried on throughout the poem with the interaction of Satan and his fallen angels with God and his son in Heaven. The common representation of sin and evil came from the lead character in the battle against God, which was Satan. His name means "enemy of God." He was a former high angel from Heaven named Lucifer, meaning, "light bearer". Satan became jealous in Heaven of God's son and formed an allegiance of angels to battle against God, only for God to cast them out of Heaven into Hell.

Dragons open up a world of mystical fascination where anything is possible. Those who are hot blooded and passionate are instinctively drawn to these firebreathing creatures.

Now, modernly, dragons have become a staple of any work of fantasy. They are depicted on television shows for children and for adults, they are in many fantasy novels, and are used in many video

When a person hears Satan, a streak of fear, and the thought of evil arises. People fear Satan, and think of him as evil, but in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, he displays a thought of the Father being the evil being, and Satan a tragic hero. In Paradise Lost, Book 1 and 2, the minor areas where God is shown, He is displayed as hypocritical. He contradicts himself by creating the humans to be of free will, but when Satan displays free will, he is shunned. Satan could be described in many terms, and by many people, but all can be disputed. According to my sources, Satan is displayed as the hero, while God is the evil deity, and Milton was wrong for writing Him as so. In this essay, I will show my thoughts on the subject of Satan as an evil

The character of Satan in this story can also be related to other tragic heroes throughout history.