Beouwulf

The three battles Beowulf fights in the story have many similarities as well as differences. There are also many details to look at when comparing and contrasting the three battles. Questions such as where, when, why, and how was the battle fought can bring up many points to support a similarity or a difference. Each of the three battles is unique from the other two but they all also share some characteristics.

Each of the battles featured a different monster with a different motive and a different fighting technique. The first monster was Grendel. Grenade’s motive for destruction was his jealousy of humans. He was angry and jealous of humans because he was cursed to be a monster. It was not his fault. He had done nothing wrong to deserve a punishment so harsh. He inherited this punishment from his parents who inherited it from Cain. So Grendel was very jealous that he could not live life as a human and he was very angry. This jealousy drove Grendel to destroy the lives of humans and to terrorize them. Grendel fought different from the other two monsters. Grendel chose to fight with his bare hands. Grendel does not choose to use weapons. He assumes his claws a

The second monster was Grenade’s mom. Her reason for attacking the Danish Kingdom was revenge. She seeked revenge for the murder of her son Grendel. She wanted the people that had killed her son to die. Grenade’s mom chose to use a dagger to fight with. The weapon that the monster chose to use in battle always directly affected the weapon Beowulf used so in this battle he used a sword then later a magical sword.

Beowulf’s thoughts and actions differed in each battle but he also did very similar stuff. Through out the three battles Beowulf leaves his life to fate. A difference is though that in the third battle Beowulf knows his fate ahead of time. In the first battle Beowulf is unsure of his abilities. He has not been properly tested yet but is confident that he will succeed. In the second battle he is cocky. He knows he is going to win and is sure of his abilities now. He leaves a will of sorts in case he dies but jumps into battle before anyone can respond making me think that he never really intended for their to be a need for a will. In the third battle like the first Beowulf is not sure of his abilities anymore but not due to inexperience but because he is so old now. He knows he will die but he does not know if he can kill the dragon before he does. All of the battles are the same in that Beowulf defeats the monsters but the third one is different because Beowulf finally dies. Beowulf liked to fight fair. Against Grendel he used his hands saying “My Lord Higlac might think less of me if I let my sword go where my feet are a

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