BEOWULF Hero Or King

Part I of Essay
An Anglo-Saxon hero is supposed to achieve individual glory. Beowulf searched for individual fame and glory his entire life. His pursuit to become a hero was so strong that it motivated him to take on the evils of the world. Through his encounters with evil he was able to a ....

Part II of Essay
.... Beowulf Had been granted new glory”(392-393). However, Grendel’s mother soon retaliated against Hrothgar, so the celebration and praise was short lived. The second encounter involved Beowulf traveling to the lake where Grendel’s mother lived and killing her also. After Beowulf killed the beast, he was praised by his “glorious band of Geats”(597) who,”Carried Beowulf’s helmet, and his mail shirt”(600-601) as they walked back to find Hrothgar. As Beowulf entered Herot, he was “covered with glory for the daring Battles he had fought”(616) and he ....