... was expanded to include Christian elements, with some of the blame placed on the several different rewrites and interpretations over the centuries. In both tales, pagan or classical allusions, in contrast to Christian allusions, are used in reference to that which is fallen or damned. There is a constant prevalence of the world's even in Beowulf, the good that fights it, and this ... 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. Hrothgar...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... influences in Pagan characters to symbolize the elements of good and evil. Through the three battles fought between Beowulf and the representatives of evil, one is able to identify the biblical references made throughout the poem. Furthermore, one is able to recognize Beowulf as a messiah or Christ figure through his sacrificial endeavor. In Beowulf, the theme of Christianity is clearly evident ... throughout the poem's entirety. Many Chaucerian critics have spoken of the Christian allusions woven in the story including FR. Klaeber who wrote, "The Christian elements are almost without e...

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... cremated, yet another pagan ritual. As common as the pagan influences are in the poem, the Christian influences take precedence over them. The most evident of them coming from reoccurring allusions to Biblical content, such as the stories of Cain and Able and The Great Flood. "[Grendel] was spawned of Cain, murderous creatures banished by God, punished forever for the crime of ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School