This continuous and monotonous strife will forever persevere until one force, either good or evil, becomes immortally invincible. ... The epic of Beowulf represents an amalgamation of the culture of the dark ages and the traditions of Christianity all intertwined to reveal how one gladiator possesses the merits of loyalty, courage, and faith while he endeavors to combat against the forces of evil. The character of Beowulf himself in the epic Beowulf is representative of Christ in that he acts as a deliverer to the people of Herot by redeeming them from the evils of Grendel just as Christ de...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There is a constant prevalence of the world's even in Beowulf, the good that fights it, and this is represented by Hrothgar, Beowulf, and the Satanic trinity of the three monsters. Hrothgar is the king figure who calls on a hero, Beowulf, to defeat the evil, Grendel and the dragon, that threatens to destroy the paradise created, much like a biblical story. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"The [medieval] hero represents a kind of hypermasculinity, and exaggerated and perhaps idealized version of maleness that is promulgated with a social intention: ordinary men are to measure themselves against the impossible standard that the hero embodies, and from this conditioned inadequacy strive to fight harder and control themselves better" (UM 1995) through the preset "idealized version", yet without conscious intent aimed at personal change of character. ... The heroic tradition known to us as our common heritage "represent the heroic action as physical; the higher religions show the...

• Word Count: 2885
• Approx Pages: 12
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate