One of the beliefs of the Puritans was the devil, whom they feared. Witches and the devil's servants were always battling the Puritans. Anyone who didn't believe in the devil would be haunted by him for the rest of their lives.

At each home they made clothes, tools, soap and many other everyday goods. Some of the town workers included: black smiths who made things out of metal like horse shoes, white smiths who made things like candles, joiners, who fashioned furniture from wood and cobblers, who crafted wood for tools and later became joiners.

On my stamp I want to show the reader what a normal day for the Puritans would be like. It would include: men chopping wood, black smiths creating horse shoes, and women and children cooking. It would also include men hunting, a church and a few houses.

The hero of the poem must become all of these things, for he must become a savior for the Danes. He must represent hope and goodness, for his opponents will be representations of evil and despair. One example of such an opponent, Grendel, is called the “captain of evil” (749). It is possible that this monster represents the unknown…that outside of Heorot, for he is shown “haunting the marshes, marauding round the heath and the desolate fens” – places beyond the power of Heorot and the king. Where Beowulf represents hope, Grendel represents utter despair: “he had dwelt for a time in misery among the banished monsters…” (104-105)

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