The Epic Of Beowulf By William Shakespeare

The Anglo-Saxons’ cultures and traditions are rooted in their beliefs of the perfect hero. Their ideal hero has many key characteristics influenced by their culture including courage, strength, bravery, thick skin, loyalty, humbleness, and the ability to create strong trustworthy friendships. Beowulf is an epic poem that exhibits the ideal Anglo-Saxon hero. The Anglo-Saxon traditions illustrated in Beowulf accurately represent the Anglo-Saxon traditions of the time period. This is accomplished through the distinct correlation of heroic characteristics between Beowulf and the culture’s traditional depiction of an Anglo-Saxon hero.

An Epic Hero is a brave, noble character in an epic poem, and they are admired for great achievements or affected by a grand event. In another point of view, A Epic Hero has to have strength, faith and Braveness in order to perform heroic deeds. In the story Beowulf , Beowulf is an epic hero because he kills Grendel the monster, Grendel’s Mother and a dragon that no one else could have defeated. All the things Beowulf did throughout this story showed evidence of an epic hero, also with his personality and dedication. Beowulf is an epic hero because of how he sacrificed his life to perform heroic deeds. Also for his extraordinary strength, Braveness, and Faith.

An epic hero is someone who is of great importance, they have supernatural abilities, have some form of connection with the Gods, and accomplish great deeds. In Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney, Beowulf is the epic hero in his tale and he is considered great by those who know of his life. There are two versions of his story which portrays him in a certain way. The video version does not do its best to portray him as an epic hero but instead show that he is a liar, a womanizer, and a coward. The written version does not portray him as such, it portrays him as someone who is strong, brave, and fearless. The written version best portrays Beowulf as an epic hero by showing his actions involving superhuman deeds in battle.

During the time of anglo-saxon culture there is certain virtues that everybody must display to be considered an epic hero during that time period. Epic heroes are individuals that are good in society and they usually go out on journeys to defeat evil with god on their side. Beowulf is the main character in the story Beowulf and he's considered to be an epic hero because he displayed the virtues in anglo-saxon culture, this resulted in having his name passed down. Beowulf relied on the virtues to succeed in life because, if he failed to display them to be considered an epic hero his name and ruling in Geatland would cease to exist.

Heroes are seen in many works of writing such as the odysseys and the epic or Hercules the thing in which these epics have in common with Beowulf is that the main protagonist is always inspiration to others they are doing something that has the reader thinking that this guy really is a hero. These stories give readers a feel of fulfillment because of how in depth the text goes, and how it has such attention to detail. These epics are the ones a readers just will not want to stop reading and there are various reasons why. Throughout the epic of Beowulf readers will come to experience forms of Symbolism, imagery, and characterization that will give them a better understanding of the epic.

The epic Beowulf has many parallels to fairy tales. Examples of this include the promotion good deeds, Beowulf being an archetype for a hero and the contrast of Grendel being an archetype of a villain.Even in the vary beginning of the story Beowulf is described as “the strongest of men” and as a “warrior”, both are ways the Anglo-Saxons would describe heroes in their time. Beowulf has all the likeable and charming qualities of a hero, in the epic everyone he meets finds him courageous and likeable. Just as heroes in fairy tales represent what a society holds high, Beowulf represents the quality’s that the Anglo-Saxons held high; such as strength and courage. In contrast to Beowulf being a great hero, Grendel is described as a terrible villain.

An epic hero is a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events. In the story Beowulf ,the main character is a prime example of an epic hero. Beowulf being the main character of the story Beowulf, depicts the characteristics of an epic hero because he is filled with supernatural abilities such as strength, he values honor, glory, and fame, and he is courageous and brave. Throughout the story Beowulf shows many supernatural abilities that help point us toward the fact that he is an epic hero.

Slaying dragons and beasts certainly makes one well known, but none of these make someone a hero, much less a noble one. There are many expectations of a modern, noble hero: selflessness, valor, fairness, and moxie. Beowulf embodies these attributes, and they can be seen through his actions and words.

Beowulf, the English Epic, gives knowledge to the reader regarding virtues of the Anglo Saxon society. In Beowulf, a man’s heroic qualities are recognized. Beowulf possesses the virtues, mannerisms, and knowledge that was respected in the Anglo Saxon time period. He displays these traits during different events in the course of the tale. Beowulf proves himself to be an epic hero by displaying intelligence and courage, while becoming a great warrior, and a national hero, jeopardizing his safety in order to complete his quests.

Stories about epic heroes have been passed down for centuries. Many people find themselves reading about these epic heroes but don’t necessarily know the exact definition and characteristics of an epic hero. An epic hero is defined as one who is larger than life, of noble or semi-divine birth, is courageous, has skill, superhuman strength, and a virtue against evil. The story of Beowulf tells a tale about an epic hero, Beowulf, who goes on a journey to help save the land of Denmark. While in Denmark, Beowulf battles a monster, Grendel, who attacked the town for twelve winters.

An essential part of epic poems is the presence of an epic hero who is a larger that life character and loved by his people. Burton Raffel’s translated version of the epic poem, Beowulf is about the battles of a Geatish warrior named Beowulf. Beowulf defeats multiple grotesque monsters, some of which afflict pain on humans and kill them. In his final battle with a dragon, Beowulf dies, but he ends up earning a great amount of glory and honor. Throughout the story, people see Beowulf as savior from vicious beasts. The poem Beowulf contains an epic hero, Beowulf, whose personality and actions reflect the characteristics of an epic hero because he is a braggadocio and exhibits superhuman strength and courage.

Beowulf displays many features that show true value of an Epic Poem. Throughout the poem there is evidence that defines this poem as an epic. An epic poem is a long poetic narrative that shows a serious tone about a certain event. Epics usually have a hero and they are often acted out on stage.

Beowulf is one of the earliest and most famous works of English literature, and is still widely read today. However, over a thousand years has passed since it was written down in England, and even longer since it was originally spread by word of mouth in the old Norse lands, and our values and concepts of the world are radically different than the people of Beowulf’s age. Although the epic Beowulf shows their concept of simplistic duality, in which there is only black and white, good and evil, the modern movie adaptation shows a much more complex view of the world, which can be seen in its main characters Grendel, Hrothgar, and Beowulf himself.

Throughout the Anglo-Saxon world, stories were often on the ways people passed on lessons and stories without actually writing things down. These epics would be passed from one another through verbal communication and were based around different aspects of life for a someone of Anglo-Saxon descent. The story Beowulf is a perfect example of how Anglo-Saxons based their stories around their beliefs on how a hero should behave. Around the time the story was first told, people were often terrified of the horrible things in the world. The character Beowulf was built around how a hero would be represented in these times by having honor in battle and gives self-sacrifice for the good of the people.

      To qualify as an epic poem, Beowulf reflects the values of the culture in which it was created. The Anglo-Saxon culture and the poem share many of the same values. They shared a heroic ideal that included loyalty, strength, courage, courtesy, and generosity. Like all epic poems Beowulf is a long narrative work that tells the adventures of a great hero and also reflects the values of the society in which it was written. Both Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxons believed in those qualities as an individual.