... how we watched over him / held him as our own gave help in everything / shepherded our kin through a safe childhood" (ll. 1184-7). Wealhtheow controls the situation and therefore has political influence as the woman behind Hrothgar. With so many witnesses, Hrothulf would find it rather difficult to betray his aunt and cousins. Wealhtheow's love for her children is noble and praiseworthy ... cold wildwood stream" (ll.1260-1). Being a monster, Grendel's mother possesses "great warrior-strength" (l. 1282); however, since she is female, her strength is "less than her son's as little as a woma...

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... "". It is also mentioned that his skin is made of scale and he has claws. 5. Cain exiled Grendel and it why Grendel lives in the swamp. His punishment is the root of his jealousy of the humans in the story. As the other characters are happy and singing Grendel is living in no mans land. Exile, in Beowulf, functions as a form of punishment. This belief ... opposite. Pagans value gold to show praise and Christians do not. Another example is the fact the poem says Grendel comes from Cain. When in fact demons in the bible come from Satan. 9. Boasting is so important to the medieval warrior c...

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... parallel between Hroogar's praise of Beowulf, "Yes, she may say, whatever, woman brought forth this son among mankind-if she still lives-that the God of Old was kind to her in childbearing" (Kermode, 45), and the remark of a woman to Christ in Luke 11:27, "Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts that thou hast sucked." Also, this speech occurs shortly after ... Christ has cast out a demon (11:14-18), while that of Hroogar follows Beowulf's cleansing Heorot of the demonic Grendel. Again, Beowulf goes forth to fight ... Christ with his feet resting on a prostrate lion and dra...

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... wrong with this picture: first, it isn't typical for women to be brutal fighters, since they're typically nurturers, and second she doesn't fight like a woman should, women are usually sneaky and use poison. When she arrives at Heorot, which is virtually unprotected, instead of going on a mad bloody killing spree, ... . For every one of us, living in this world means waiting for our end. Let whoever can win glory before death. When a warrior is gone, that will be his best and only bulwark- (1383-89) This first half is seemingly harmless, Beowulf sharing some of his own courage ... man wh...

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