... epic "Beowulf", Christianity is seen in the theme of good vs. evil. Beowulf, the good heroic figure battles three evil monsters, Grendel, the troll wife, and the dragon. Grendel, the monster, can also be a symbol of Christianity. He is said to be a descendent of Cain, a biblical figure, signifying fall from virtue. Beowulf himself can be seen as a Christ-like figure in ... story is that you should not back down from your beliefs. In The Fight with Apollyon the story teaches another Christian moral. In this chapter Christian is faced with a terrible monster Apollyon who tries to deceive ...

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... -that's the iron's strength- so the eye of the Cyclops sizzled round that stake! He loosed a hideous roar, the rock walls echoed round and we scuttled back in terror. The monster wrenched the spike from his eye and out it came with a red geyser of blood- he flung it aside with frantic hands, and mad with pain he bellowed out for ... as they come, he wishes to spread his undead curse from mortal to mortal regardless of the consequences. Beneath his composed, proper, and gentlemanly exterior is a coldhearted, sinister and savage monster. Fortunately the two protagonists, Quincy Harker and ...

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... a time where loyalty is one of the most important traits that a hero, or any warrior for that matter. When Beowulf is informed that the Danes are constantly being attacked by a monster known as Grendel, he takes it upon himself to travel across the sea to the land of Shieldings. It is not only for material wealth that Beowulf agrees to slay ... demonstrates that he has exemplary strength and courage when he states that he will use no weapons when going against Grendel. He explains that he has "heard moreover that the monster scorns in his reckless way to use weapons" (lines 433-434). Be...

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... loyalty is one of the most important traits that a hero, or any warrior for that matter should have. When Beowulf is informed that the Danes are constantly being attacked by a monster known as Grendel, he takes it upon himself to travel across the sea to the land of Shieldings. It is not only for material wealth that Beowulf agrees to slay ... demonstrates that he has exemplary strength and courage when he states that he will use no weapons when going against Grendel. He explains that he has "heard moreover that the monster scorns in his reckless way to use weapons" (lines 433-434). Bec...

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... 's action stands in stark contrast to the actions of our other hero, Beowulf. Faced with a challenge from a supernatural foe, Beowulf stands more "chivalrously" than Gawain: I have heard moreover that the monster scorns in his reckless way to use weapons; therefore, to heighten Hygelac's fame and gladden his heart, I hereby renounce sword and the shelter of the broad shield hand-to-hand ... ...

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