... character Unferth is a victim of this adversity. Unferth symbolizes the pharasees who are mentioned in the Bible in that he is jealous of Beowulf and therefore attempts to belittle and test his credibility just as the pharasees doubted the works and biblical knowledge of Christ. His jealous heart is revealed when he says to Beowulf, "You"re Beowulf, are you- the ... fight Grendel to save Herot from the evil of his actions, he is symbolic of God and how Christ was sent by him to earth to save the world from sin. The epic proves this symbolism by stating that Hrothgar did as follows: "He ...

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