The King : The Great King

“Stole a jeweled cup to buy his master’s forgiveness.”(Beowulf, pg.66, 638-640) The slave not knowing any better, but to please his master he would do anything. Fighting for honor and dying loyally is better than dying in greed.

When Wiglaf is saying this to the rest of Beowulf's army when he is being killed by the dragon. The warriors are getting scared, because they are watching their king being butchered by this dragon, and they start to run away. Wiglaf sees them fleeing and tells them this. The point that he is trying to get across is that all of them swore allegiance to Beowulf when they joined his great army. So they must now prove their allegiance by helping their king when he is in trouble. Unfortunately, Wiglaf's

He suggests that compromising his vision would be worse than dying trying to achieve it. His determination to accomplish his goal in the face of death can be compared Joan of Arc, a Middle Ages warrior who saw visions of saints telling her to fight against the English. Because of these visions, she took up arms and led an army against the English, fighting at its head and risking everything to achieve what the visions told her to. Both of these warriors fought valiantly after committing to a decision, even at the expense of their lives.

“You mean the prince of those traitorous orcs that broke our agreement to sharing our supplies and

“Do you want me to go, sire? Leave the kingdom? Would that be easier for you?”

“Thomas groaned in frustration. “What would you rather do? Fight against the King’s army? They have the advantage of more guns and weapons, Jefferson! If you become loyal to the King, you’ll be under a better protection!” he cried, louder than he intended to. He reached out his hand to his younger brother, hoping he would join him.

“Who cares about them? I am a Prince! My life is more important than theirs. I must get out of here and tell my father about this

However, the enticement of being king was too great and overcame any hesitations, leading to the betrayal of those close to

From the guards to the little children, no one was spared. Many lost their families, children lost their fathers and vice versa. I became so caught up with the power of becoming the King that I even lost my wife. Even she had become corrupt with power but guilt caught up to her earlier than me and she killed herself.

“We do what is best for the kingdom, but when it comes to my friendship with Will, you stand down. I ask this as favor and not as threat. I am sure you have many admirers who would gut one another for the chance for your attention, so I wish you to give over when it comes to me. Besides, I am not looked upon as suitable when it comes to our association. I wish not to bring scorn to you or your family since I am still considered unfavorable for where I live.”

"My time is near the end, I have no son. So the man who kills the winged elf, will have my daughter's hand and my crown. ' The king gasped, before closing his eyes.

throne and his life was in serious danger. Seeing all this chaos, the citizens started losing

It is shown through this quote that he believes his life is more valuable than for it to be given up for the sake of battle. He has chosen to be content with living his life quietly for a long time, and is encouraging others to consider this life style as well. He attempts to run away from his fate by retiring from battle, and though his own selfishness, he brings on his damnation.

His paths of ambition that he took to become king lead him into being a vain, vicious, and pitiless man; climbing over the dead bodies of his trusted friends and kinsmen to a power he is unfit to hold and grasp

ANDROMACHE: Ah, prince! You heard the sighs which feared refusal. Forgive the fallen greatness this remnant of pride that fears to show itself importunate. You know my wishes; and but for you Andromache would never have clasped the knees of