The Mighty Heroes

Heroes don’t just wear capes or fly around in the sky performing super powers. In the old English epic “Beowulf”, the main character Beowulf is a hero. To be a hero you must do what others are afraid to do or aren’t strong enough to handle. His strength, courage and good morals allows him to be classified as so. In the poem the main character defends his people and continues to receive praise for his loyalty. Beowulf is looked at as a leader and is well respected within the Geats community. Being

accomplishes multiple feats of inhuman strength such as slaying savage beasts like Grendel, his mother, as well as a mighty dragon that laid waste to the land, all of which were completely impervious to swords or any other forms of weaponry known at the time. Undeterred, Beowulf managed to slay the fiends with overwhelming force and his unrelenting ferocity. While more common heroes such as the knights of the era are known for their valiant efforts, it is Beowulf’s incomparable might and his history

The case is no different in the story of Beowulf, the mighty Geat king and his nephew, Wiglaf. They are two men who risk their lives for others, and truly care about the well being and state of life of their friends, family, and people. Gold and fame are usually motivators for most so called “heroes”, but there are three traits required of a true protector of the masses. Although one can make an argument that Beowulf and Wiglaf are selfish heroes for hire, their bravery, strength, and determination

Every age, and every culture has its heroes. Moana, a Walt Disney film shows the hero Moana a 14 year old Polynesian girl who tries to save her dying island. In the film Star Wars A New Hope , by George Lucas, shows the hero Luke Skywalker an 18 year old trying to destroy the death star. Literary heroes must give their readers inspirational hope through their determined perseverance and the sense of closure in the plot. First, literary heroes must give their readers inspirational hope through their

AP. English 11 29 September 1996 Ernest Hemingway had a specific type of character in each and every one of his works of literature. These characters were called the Hemingway Code Heroes. Hemingway Code Heroes followed a strict code of behaviors which allowed them to live their life to the fullest. These Heroes lived simple lives without all the luxuries that others had. They concentrate on the problem at hand and do not get swayed by outside events. Avoiding intense personal relationships allows

Beowulf is not so different from modern day superheroes such as Captain America in the movie Avengers: Age of Ultron. Captain America defeats evil with his mighty shield and protects the people through his generosity to protect Earth, his strength, and courage. The protagonist of both the novel and movie share commonalities of a superhero. Heroes are introduced to people early on in life usually as fictional characters, but as children grow older their perceptions of hero’s change. The characteristics

battle favored the Hittites or at least was a draw between the two armies. However, Ramses II had his version of an Egyptian victory inscribed on several temples and related in writings, such as the Poem of Pentaur, which describes Ramses II as so mighty that "a thousand men are unable to stand firm before him; hundreds of thousands are discomfited at beholding him" (Mack). Cuchulain (1st century BCE) was a brave warrior fighting for Ulster to maintain independence from competing tribes. Even though

These types of heroes are bested by no other earthly entities, emerging victorious after every battle. However, in the Odyssey, readers find that Odysseus’s tragic future could not be saved by strength and power; in fact, his abilities sparked the wrath of Poseidon, thus

imagining a kind, beautiful goddess snagging your soul from the great beyond like some kind of cosmic crane game. Selecting your soul, guiding it lovingly to a fantastic new world and gifting it a body of amazing unrivalled potential. Or perhaps a mighty god bearded and wise, selecting you for some heroic task like he was choosing you from a lineup for a team in a game of dodgeball. You poor naive fool. Why don't you go ahead and study some mythology for a bit and tell me how likely that is. They

mythological/archetypal heroes and outcasts. Characters like Hrothgar, Wiglaf, and most importantly Beowulf, all took on the role of being a hero in the novel Beowulf. Other characters took on the role of being an outcast or a loner. Examples of these characters include Grendel, Grendel’s mother, the Lost Prince, and the dragon. All of these characters in the novel are seen as outcasts at some point in their lives. Beowulf goes into detail explaining and displaying the heroes and their journeys, along