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The next comparison between two stories is that of Norse mythology and Greek mythology. Both stories have very similar ideas and ways of telling their stories of how their world came into being. Norse has their giants, who gave birth to the original three gods that created Midgard. The Greeks have the Titans who bore the Greek gods who overthrew them as well to control the Earth. Both myths contain the presence of creatures in their stories, beasts who helped shape their respective worlds to move the culture’s creation stories further along. Creatures within these worlds would be the dwarves, the serpent Nidhogg, and demons of Norse myth and the Cyclopes, the furies, and Typhon of Greek origin Furthermore, the children of some of these creatures were divines, who ended up overthrowing their elders to lead the creation of their own worlds, to rule over their own creations as well. And speaking of the world, both myths have multiple layers to their

Even though the hero’s in these stories are very interesting their tales would not be as rewarding if they did not have to face many adversities on the way. Some of the monsters in these stories like Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon from Beowulf, while the Odyssey has many monsters but some if the main ones are Cyclops, the suitors, and Poseidon. The culture in Beowulf was more about believing in a higher power and related monsters like Grendel and the dragon to religious meanings while the Odyssey is about looking inward because they are all things in your daily life. Even though there are similarities in the monsters in these stories are different in the way they are perceived.

The Lord of the Rings by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is a book widely known for its rich language, detailed imagery, and profound story that expands over three volumes and six books. The book is scattered with deep characters ranging in back stories and eventual character development. Motifs, key parts throughout the story, include lightness and darkness, eyes, jewelry, and sword. JRR Tolkien even creates his own language for the solemn race of elves in the lengthy three volume novel. A part of this length may be attributed to the unusual placement of many full-form songs and poems within the book, as a break between the usual story. These poems and songs have ranges of playfulness and thoughtfulness. With uses of made up Hobbit words and beautiful

That is why fantasy books and films are major source of entertainment for the people. As C.S. Lewis quotes, “I am probably one of many who, on a wakeful night, entertain themselves with the invented landscapes. I trace great rivers from where the gulls scream at the estuary, through the windings of ever narrower and more precipitous gorges, up to the barely audible thinking of their source in a fold of the moors” (52). Fantasy books and films come under the genre of fantasy literature and art which are dominated by fantasy. Creatures like orcs, beasts, dragons and the magical settings and the secondary world portrayed in the novels and films are mere inventions of the mind. There are many books written and movies filmed in this genre like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Hobbit and Narnia, etc. Such fantastic books and movies stir the monotonous and listless lives of people because of their exotic nature. That is why this genre has gained wide attention and admiration and are most entertaining and engaging for the

     In comparing and contrasting the Arthurian Legends and J.R.R. Tolkien’s book The Fellowship of the Ring, it is almost like a medieval contest between the two with many of the similarities coming from the customs of the Middle Ages. A look at the make up of the groups involved, the moral code, the protagonist, the antagonist, the use of supernatural elements and the knightly quest involved in each book shows how alike they are but yet different.

In literature it is common for authors to borrow elements of a different story and make it their own. In “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”, Tolkein follows the hero’s journey and uses many concepts found in the poem, Beowulf. Beowulf is an ancient English story of the king of the Geats, Beowulf. Beowulf is a superhuman King that’s fights magical creatures in hope of being remembered. In “Lord of the Rings”, A young hobbit, Frodo, is given the great responsibility of protecting an evil ring until it can be destroyed. Because Tolkein was a Beowulf scholar, elements of Beowulf are depicted in “Lord of the Rings”. Both protagonists, Frodo and Beowulf, are similar by how they receive their call to adventure, their strength, and

The first example of the similarities and differences in the poem and the movie is how Beowulf is. Beowulf seeks out to kill grendel's mom in her cave, he also brings back grendel's head to prove he killed both of them, and he kills the dragon that comes along later in the poem. In the movie Beowulf kills Grendel, but does not kill Grendel’s mom, instead he is seduced by her and cuts a deal. In the book he was a king for the geatland. He dies at the end from getting burned from the dragon.

A very important similarity is the amount of people God/gods chose to save for humanity. In the stories a hero is chosen, Noah from Genesis and Utnapishtim from Gilgamesh. They are chosen to construct an ark or boat because of the God/Gods preference over them. A hope for re-starting humanity after the flood has ceased. He also resembles the symbol of God's divine mercy. Ea gives a warning to Utnapishtim through very vivid dreams that he must help humanity survive. Both the men can be symbols for God and Ea and their notion for human kind to survive. Giving them the chance to save humanity and letting them survive.

Society has come a long way since the Middle Ages culturally and intellectually and can be clearly viewed throughout English literature. With this change comes a more abstract and evolved way of thinking. With that said, there is a massive distinction between the concepts and characters of the original text of the selection and the 2005 film Beowulf and Grendel. These differences include how the creators of the selections from the two societies use certain aspects to attract the attention of the audiences during their respected times in history and how the characters are portrayed in each works.

British literature like Beowulf and Gilgamesh hold several characteristics that make this type of literature unique. Each of theses stories hold similarities and difference that alter the course of the main character. Both Beowulf and Gilgamesh took vast journeys in their ruling as leaders, but they each took the journeys for different reasons. These two epic heroes of british literature both used the up in coming benefits of christianity in their journeys expressed in the novels, yet the two characters used the beliefs in different ways. Both of these men are viewed as having great amounts of power and through analyzing it can be determined that the men use their powers to different extents. Gilgamesh and Beowulf are two heros that have a number of similarities and differences in their epics.

The first similarity is the story of creation and the control of forces of nature. Sumerian gods were worshipped in order to invoke good fortune and fair conditions, in nature and social life. Then, in the Hymn to Ra it said, “the Earth is glad when it beholdeth thy rays; the people who have been long dead come forth with cries of joy . . .” This is referring to Ra, the sun god, journeying through the afterlife, which represents the passage of the night. When he emerges from the afterlife, it becomes day again, and he starts the sun’s journey across the sky.

The novel brings the idea of the secondary world through different elements. In Tolkien’s Middle-Earth the characters are determined by their race. Each race has different moral attributes that they must behave accordingly, it’s difficult for one

When one first encounters the epic poem Beowulf, they are usually taken aback by the differences between the text of the Anglo Saxons at that time and our present culture. This tale of a heroic warrior, Beowulf, defeating his opponent, Grendel, is certainly different from current works of fiction. Differences in diction, context, and characters allow readers to see how different other cultures were, and whether or not these differences carry over into other cultures. It is no secret that things have changed since that time, somewhere around 580-1000 A.D. Perhaps these changes contribute to the differences encountered in various types of media about the same story. For example, Beowulf the epic poem focuses on Beowulf’s strength, whereas Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson, 2005) the film focuses on the tragedies Grendel faces. By creating a more complex Grendel in the film, it becomes obvious that our culture demands justice and reason behind every action. The film Beowulf and Grendel presents a far more complex Grendel, which complies with our culture’s necessity to give antagonists motives for their actions, and reason for the audience to sympathize with them.

In this book there are a lot of races in the Middlearth, for example, elves,hobbits,giants,dwarves,orcs... Middlearth is a world of Lord of the Rings and the other JRR Tolkien's book.There are a lot of natural places in the Middlearth but there are a lot of bad places too.Main characters are Frodo Baggins,Gandalf,Aragorn,Legolas,Elrond,Samwise,Saruman,Sauron,Gimli... Actually, there are a lot of main characters.

Fans of the successful video game Assassin's Creed are understandably excited for the upcoming film adaptation, which will not only star critically acclaimed actor Michael Fassbender, but will also be produced by the X-Men: Apocalypse star. Although not much is known about the lead character Callum Lynch, Fassbender recently opened out about his mysterious role.