... are human and all humans possess failings. Heroes make mistakes; those mistakes break the pedestals that set them up so high, and the hero collapses into shadows and ruin, living on only in stories and song, as the world passes on. Thus it happens that heroes of the past no longer remain the heroes of the future; Beowulf and Sir Gawain have ... may glimpse the cultures these heroes stemmed from. Beowulf Beowulf is an ancient Anglo-Saxon poem translated by Burton Raffel. The hero of the story, Beowulf, exhibits several traits, but three in particular stand out: his incredible personal st...

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• Grade Level: High School