... many years. When he is an old man, his land is ruined by a fire dragon. This dragon has a great treasure which it is protecting. Beowulf goes out to fight this dragon to protect his people even though he is too old. While fighting the fire dragon with his sword, the dragon cuts Beowulf at the neck. But Beowulf fights back and ends up killing the ... dragon with one blow of his sword. He cuts the dragon right in half. The killing of this fire dragon uses super human feats, courage, and bravery which definitely shows that Beowulf ... has hero qualities. To show his honor and concern for ...

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... epic hero, and more. Analyzing Beowulf's three battles, one can easily see Beowulf's heroic characteristics prevail. The battle with Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon display an array of heroism expressed by Beowulf. One characteristic of heroism is that a hero performs outrageous and sometimes superhuman deeds. Beowulf is a prime example ... Geats. He always battles his enemies with pride. When it is time to fight the dragon everyone becomes afraid and runs off to the forest and hides, while Beowulf sticks around with Wiglaf and fights off the dragon, never fearing the threat of...

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... . Bloody battles are perhaps the most widely used ways for warriors such as Beowulf to gain fame. Beowulf literally "jumps" at the opportunity to fight Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon. Beowulf would endanger his life just to be popular even if that meant fighting the most feared monsters and dragons in the world. Beowulf would even brag about his past ... had striven for. He is known as the strongest of the Geats, greater and stronger than anyone in the world. Beowulf proves this by defeating Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon. He earned even more fame once he became kin...

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... suitable heir of Beowulf. Wiglaf acquires the traits of a hero during the final combat of Beowulf. Wiglaf demonstrates the courage of a hero when he helps Beowulf fight the dragon. Unlike the rest of Beowulf's followers, he keeps his promise to give his life in battle if Beowulf needed help. Wiglaf further establishes his rank as a hero ... by standing brave by his leader and being willing to sacrifice his life in order to defeat the dragon. Wiglaf gains the characteristics of a hero during the final encounter of Beowulf. Wiglaf establishes that he has leadership abilities. During the ba...

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... most evident throughout Beowulf Beowulf does not back down from any challenge that stands in his way whether it be Grendel, Grendel's mother, or the dragon. His bravery is most evident in his preparation for his fight with Grendel, Beowulf, "took off his shirt of armour, the helmet from his head ... a sword and armor when Grendel himself had none. Even in his latter years, as an aged man, he would personally go and fight the dragon that threatened his kingdom and die doing so. Generosity is another celebrated heroic virtue as the great king Hrothgar is quite free with his gifts of ... ...

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... a hero, a Scandinavian prince named Beowulf, who saves the Danes from the monster known as Grendel, and also of his triumphs, fighting Grendel's mother and a Dragon. Throughout the epic, many themes are used to construct a certain profundity to the characters and the story. Some of these themes seen in Beowulf include Wealth , ... . After Beowulf becomes king in Geatland, he again shows his great ability once more by hie pledge to kill the dragon. As we can see virtue is clearly represented by Beowulf and his heroic actions. In contrast, evil is presented by Grendel, Grendel's mother, an...

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... Europe, widely known for his strength and valor. He matures into the wise ruler of the Geats, feared by all other kingdoms. In his fiftieth year on the throne, a great dragon disrupts the peace, destroying much of the Geats homeland, including Beowulf's throne-room. He knows that, as king, he must protect his people from this threat. He gathers a small group ... or to prove his worth." (2529-2535) Beowulf feels it's his duty to fight the dragon alone. Despite being well into old age, Beowulf fights honorably and courageously against the dragon, with help from young Wiglaf. Beowulf's tim...

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... other attributions that are no-ticeable are courage, bravery, and a strong love for his people. Beowulf is a very courageous man. When Beowulf and Wiglaf fight the dragon, "None of his comrades came to him, helped him, his brave and noble followers; they ran for their lives, fled deep in a wood- (73-74). ... Wiglaf possess courageous traits and are genuinely ready for anything. Beowulf's super-human courage is shown when he went into battle with Grendel, Grendel's mother and the dragon. He shows he is fearless when he says, "I'd use no sword, no weapon, if this beast could be killed with...

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... go against the odds and possibly risk your life in the process. An example of Beowulf showing bravery is when he goes to slay the dragon even though all his men abandon him. He realizes that the dragon is more powerful than he is, but he will still not back down. In line 1493, he says "Not one foot's space will I flee ... means that he is always devoted to his people, his king, and their security. An example of this is again when he goes to slay the dragon. He has no help, he realizes that the dragon is more powerful, and most importantly, he realizes that he will probably not be return...

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... every characteristic applying to a hero. He is honest, loyal, and courageous. He portrays these characteristics in the battle against Grendel, the scuffle with Grendel's mother, and the fight against the dragon that inevitably ended his life. Beowulf was a man of admirable feats. He had the strength of thirty men in his arms, and would use this strength to help anyone in ... in a time when they were needed the most. Though his men lived, they lived as cowards, yielding to the dragon apprehended by all the Geats. Never the less, Beowulf's strength of heart and mind gave him the will to f...

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... an exemplar that, in the early European society, the man who shows bravery and victory is the most glorified. Fifty years after Beowulf's becoming king, the Geats are distraught by a dragon seeking revenge for a stolen cup. Beowulf, although old and weaker, shows his courage and puts his people before himself to go defeat the ... dragon. As all his companions, excluding Wiglaf, run for their lives, as Beowulf uses his last strength to slay the dragon before his own death. He took us/ For soldiers, for men. He meant to kill/ This monster himself, our mighty ... ...

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... to fight Grendel up against all odds. He had everything to lose but he still found the strength and courage in him to go fight Grendel, his mother and the dragon. He was faced with many challenges that most people couldn't even handle and he went through them always being optimistic and looking at the bright side of things. Beowolf is ... had many attributes and characteristics but that to me was his strongest. Another characteristic that makes Beowolf a hero is his determination. He shows determination when he was losing to the dragon and he was so determined and still kept fighting. M...

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... ." (20-25) This selection, which illustrates the emphasis on the loyalty of the warriors, has a special meaning to Beowulf because of the reaction of his men when he fought the dragon. Beowulf's men deserted him during his time of need. Only Wiglaf stayed by his side and offered complete support in order to help him defeat the ... dragon. "And then when Beowulf needed him most, Wiglaf showed his courage, his strength, and skill, and the boldness he was born with." (2694-2696) The heroic code's system of loyalties ... would have accepted the throne in a heart beat, but Beowulf was stron...

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... a televised death match against 23 other young people. Katniss is less eager to take life than is Beowulf, but Katniss faces mere mortals rather than the Spawn of Cain and a dragon. She must kill her own in order to triumph. She doesn't have anyone in this battle; it's just her and her bow and arrow. On the other hand, Beowulf kills ... to be destroyed, and did so without weapons. Grendel's mother, however, acted only out of retribution, and Beowulf had to use magic to kill her. Even the battle with the dragon he also acted out of retaliation, and did not defeat him single-handedly. He ...

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... . Fighting for his people always appeared in his mind to be an act of bravery, and even more so of self- sacrifice. Beowulf gave his life in a battle with the dragon, without hesitating. This hero knew that he would be defeated in this battle due to his old age, and worn out body, but yet he was eager in spirit and ... fought for his noble worth. This proves to us that he was willing to sacrifice is own life and possibly not even defeat this dragon, but at least he would die trying. Beowulf also shows us the importance of being looked upon as noble. It was better to die, than to live sha...

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... did several times. That shows his great courage; courage greater than any ordinary man's. Beowulf not only defeated a man-eating monster, but also slew his mother and his friend, the Dragon. His loyalty to his word is something to envy. He told the Danes that he would protect them and that he did for the remainder of his life. After he ... killed Grendel, he returned fifty years later at an extremely old age when the Danes were oppressed again, this time by the dragon. He gave his life fighting to uphold his word. That is loyalty at its finest. Beowulf is a hero known far and wide for t...

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... . He continues this selflessness even in his old age, as he once again risked his life for the security of his kingdom in his battle against the dragon. Beowulf, despite his decrepit condition, defeats the dragon in order to protect his people. Although he dies in his final escapade, his last wish is to ensure that he had died for the benefit ... ...

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... had served his people as King of the Geats for fifty years, he goes to battle one last time to fight a horrible dragon who is frightening all of his people. Beowulf is old and tired but he defeats the dragon in order to protect his people. Even in death he wished so secure safety for the Geats so a tall lighthouse is built ... ...

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... a true Anglo-Saxon hero. Despite all of Beowulf's strengths, however, his is aware of what his limits are. Regardless of the fact that he smote Grendel bare handed, Beowulf admits a dragon is a formidable foe indeed, so a decision is made to unsheathe Hrunting Beowulf's mighty blade. "I"d use no sword, no weapon, if this beast/Could be killed without it, crushed to death ... /Like Grendel, gripped in my hands and torn/Limb from limb." (630-633) Beowulf knows that the dragon might kill him, and a man who walks into death is not a hero but a fool. To the 10th century European reader of Beo...

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... his clan, a man in Beowulf's time gained fame. Beowulf is the expression of the heroic ideal because even when he knew he was going to lose the battle with the dragon, which is shown in line 1716; "His mind was most mournful, angry, eager for slaughter; fate hovered over him, so soon to fall on that old man, to seek out ... 's companions, sons of nobles-so far from protecting him in a troop together, unflinching in the fright-shrank back into the forest scared for their own lives." This battle with the dragon also brought forth a new hero-Wiglaf. "One man alone obeyed his conscience. The...

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... had served his people as King of the Geats for fifty years, he goes to battle one last time to fight a horrible dragon who is frightening all of his people. Beowulf is old and tired but he defeats the dragon in order to protect his people. Even in death he wished to secure safety for the Geats, so a tall lighthouse is built ... ...

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... takes on the challenge. He shos the great qualities of strength and power when, after fifty years, he fights the dragon who has become a threat to his society. He always battles his enemies with pride. When Beowulf and Wiglaf fight the dragon, everyone else becomes cowardly and runs off to the forest to hide. Here it is shown that Beowulf and Wiglaf ... ...

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... coming to kill them. Beowulf on the other hand was courageous as well by fighting unmatched opponents and overcoming unfathomable odds. In his battle against Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the dragon his power is unmatched. "...Grendel saw that his strength was deserting him, his clows bound fast, Higlac's brave follower tearing at his hands. The monster's hatred rose higher, but his ... ...

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... to defeat this monster, no one could try" (Lines 644 - 647). This depicts how he knows that he is the only hero with enough strength and bravery to put this dragon to rest for good. Even during death Beowulf asks that a tall tower is built for the safety of sailors that came from afar. Only a true hero would give anything for ... ...

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... every possible way. It is enough to say that Beowulf is a hero for every other trait but he in addition, is the only man able enough to defeat the dreaded dragon Grendel. Beowulf displays every bit of his "superman" qualities in his battle with Grendel. Where a normal man would grab Grendels claws, Beowulf fastened Grendels claws in his fists till they ... ...

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