Examples Of Evil In Beowulf

He “was the strongest” (Line 472) and only did things that would benefit himself. Also, he is “the prince of the greats” (Line 511) which made him even more cocky than he already is. The only thing Beowulf wanted was victory but he didn’t want it for the right reasons. He only wanted the victory for the money and glory he would get out of it, so when he ended up killing Grendal very viciously he had no remorse at all. Also, same for Grendal’s mother he killed her because he was getting money out of it and again it made him feel good about himself. He was a very conceited man and even though he was a warrior he wasn't the right type of

Grendel deserves no sympathy due to his constant assassination of thirty men every night for twelve years. Grendel does not kill because he has to but because he wants to. If Grendel had kill off of instinct rather than emotion, maybe we would deserve

Grendel wasn’t intentionally evil, which is to be argued throughout this essay, but how he just wanted revenge on how he was mistreated and punished on earth. In the text it states “So times were pleasant for the people there, until finally one, a fiend out of hell began to work his evil in the world”(Unknown 99,101). and “Inside Herot there was nothing but friendship. The Shielding nation was not yet familiar with feud and betrayal”(Unknown 1016). These quotes examine the fact that characters like Grendel don’t intend to inflict evil into the world that is pure, but some either have no control over it or wickedness is all they know because of the shortage of compassion not given to them early on.

In the beginning all was good; there was no evil. The start of evil was marked when a jealous angel, Satan, desired equality to God. He thrust an ever-lasting battle into play when he battled God for supremacy. One-third of all the angels in heaven, including Satan, were thrown from heaven onto Earth. God’s perfect creation became faulted when the fallen angel, Satan, tempted Adam and Eve into eating a forbidden fruit. By partaking of the forbidden fruit, sin was born on Earth. The birthing of such catastrophe--evil--has affected even the modern millennial generation. That occurrence marked the beginning of the perennial conflict of good versus evil--light versus darkness. The conflicts are traced all the way back to the very beginning

Through analysis of the text Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel, it is questionable of whether or not Beowulf is good or evil. Based on his actions, intentions and motivations behind his actions, and the way culture shapes him, it is clear that he is, in fact, an evil character. Beowulf is a dishonorable character who is self-absorbed and only saves the people of Herot for fame and wealth.

There are three evil forces that try to defeat Beowulf, Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a dragon. These three are monsters who have come to kill. Grendel is a blood-thirsty monster who killed multiple men. He has no reasoning to kill, and will not offer any peace,“How the monster relished his savage war/ On the Danes, keeping the bloody feud/ Alive, seeking no peace” (Beowulf 67-69). Grendel’s mom became violent after her son’s death.

He is like today's heroes the men and women that are first responders and in the military. Due to that he accepts the call to challenge the monster named Grendel, and he even fears the most evil that ever lived, Beowulf place in society is well high. The reason that Beowulf is so high in society is that he is a noble man, in the story he states that he will fight Grendel with his bear hands, “Is so great that he needs no weapons and fears none. Nor will I.” this says on page 48, that he will fight the monster with nothing but his bear hands.

Beowulf is cruel and that makes him a hero- Grendel is cruel but it’s a result of his alienation with society and jealousy of society

Most people believe that villains are people who only do bad things, or are “a deliberate scoundrel or criminal” (Merriam-Webster). What gives people this definition? Simple things such as Jafar from Disney’s “Aladdin”, Ursula from “Little Mermaid”, and Voldemort from Harry Potter. Yet, no one stopped to think of the other definitions. Villains are not just criminals who do bad things. They are “[People] who [are] blamed for a particular problem” or “particular evil” (Merriam-Webster). In Beowulf, the three “villains” or monsters are Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, and the Dragon. Each of the monsters symbolize at least one sin. Grendel symbolizes jealousy (He pined for Hrothgar’s prosperity), Grendel's Mother symbolized anger and vengeance, and the Dragon represents greed. When an antagonist such as Grendel from Beowulf projects these attributes, they are quickly

When one hears the word monster, what comes to mind? To the Anglo-Saxons, a monster is a creature that is big and ugly, as we could assume based on the way they portrayed Grendel in Beowulf. This character was the personification of evil in their culture. On the other hand, in our culture, monsters are seen as people with bad intentions, like murderers and rapists. These views have a lot of differences, but there are some similarities behind them.

In Beowulf, there are two sides of the story, good and evil. I will give you examples of both sides. Finally, i will compare good and evil to light and dark. Good and evil are both represented in the epic poem of Beowulf. The good characters are Beowulf, his cousin Wiglaf, and the great soldiers.

evil in Beowulf would be when Beowulf fights Grendel’s mother. This could prove to be one of Beowulf’s most difficult battles due to Grendel’s mothers’ lair being underwater. “Beowulf got ready, donned his war-gear, indifferent to death; his mighty, hand forged, fine-webbed mail would soon meet with the menace underwater” (101). This small excerpt states how the good Beowulf prepares for his battle. In this story however, good doesn’t necessarily mean the main protagonist being the “good” guy.

Firstly, on multiple occasions he is referred to as a hero in the text, like on pages 21 and 29. This starts happening around his introduction, so the reader is told he is a hero from the beginning. Furthermore, he is often described as being brave and triumphant, such as "one so valiant and venturesome" and “the man whose name was known for courage" (21, 25). These descriptions continued to build an imagine of Beowulf being a mighty hero, he is even described as "the prince of goodness" (45). In contrast, Grendel, is written in a very negative, beast-like way.

This essay is going to be about Beowulf and if it's good or bad and things like that and what happened in the story and answer some questions. How are the concepts of good and evil presented in Beowulf? Does this reveal anything about Anglo-Saxon society? Now onto the essay we go because you need to know what i’m going to tell you. How are the concepts of good and evil presented in Beowulf?

Beowulf is an epic Anglo-Saxon poem, which tells a story of a hero who is destined to defeat several monsters in order to save a kingdom from peril. The underlying meaning is good versus evil with good always prevailing in the end. The theme of good versus evil was portrayed through the characters and events. Beowulf is the good guy fighting against evil. Beowulf is not just one person fighting against the evils of the world. In many cases, he is fighting for humanity’s sake.