Comparison and Contrast of King Arthur and Beowulf .
King Arthur and Beowulf are both kings of tragic destinies whose deaths affect the people in very different ways. They are both tales of high adventure with a mythical element. Both tales deal with good and evil and loyalty and betrayal. With this mix comes compassion for the kings in the story. The reader's looking and hoping for the happy ending and then trying to find the moral of the story in the unhappy one.
Beowulf and King Arthur are both great kings who wanted to create a perfect kingdom. King Arthur in his quest to do this is betrayed by his loving wife and first knight. Beowulf who is single throughout the tale is also betrayed, but by his followers. Both of the kings take the betrayal hard and the betrayal is important to the fall of the kings themselves.
In their quest to build ideal empires, both kings fight several battles. Beowulf's battles are against mythical beings that we today find fairytale like. King Arthur on the other hand fights battles with other empires, someone always trying to bring down the great nation. Both Kings have great swords, with mythical forces on their side. Magic is definitely something that surrounds both of these men. .
Both of these kings have a great outside support for their battles and their reigns. King Arthur has his knights of the round table and Beowulf has his supporters. One is a select group where the other is a large group. The coincidence in this would be that the betrayal for both of these kings comes from within these support groups.
These kings" deaths impact their people greatly, but in very different ways. King Arthur's death leaves his people with hope of a better place and rebirth. Beowulf's death leaves his people with pessimism and ultimately disintegration. In life and in death both kings" rule their nation.
Both of these tales are timeless. Way back when they started orally and eventually moved to the written word.
Like Beowulf, Arthur sought to protect people from evil. ... Having honor, King Arthur was to meet Mordred and discuss these matters. ... King Arthur achieved great things. ... Unlike Beowulf, King Arthur had no supernatural powers, but was truly a great man. ... In conclusion, Beowulf and King Arthur were very similar. ...
Like Beowulf, Arthur sought to protect people from evil. ... Having honor, King Arthur was to meet Mordred and discuss these matters. ... King Arthur achieved great things. ... Unlike Beowulf, King Arthur had no supernatural powers, but was truly a great man. ... In conclusion, Beowulf and King Arthur were very similar. ...
King Arthur of "Morte D" Arthur" and Beowulf of "Beowulf" are both considered excellent leaders. ... Beowulf and Arthur both posses many heroic traits. ... Arthur has the sopprt of a country much like Beowulf, but unlike him, Arthur utilizes it. ... Beowulf and Arthur act per their respective code of honor. ... Then was King Arthur wood-wroth of measure when he saw his people so slain from him" (158). ...
In Beowulf, Wiglaf shows this form of loyalty to Beowulf, and in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" this loyalty is shown by Gawain to King Arthur. ... In Beowulf, Wiglaf puts his life in danger in the name of loyalty to Beowulf. When all of Beowulf's other followers leave, Wiglaf does not. ... In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", Gawain accepts the foolish task of the Green Knight in order to save King Arthur's life and honor. ... Therefore, Gawain's loyalty is emphasized; he is the only one whose loyalty to Arthur is more important than life. ...
Some examples are "13th Warrior", "First Knight", and "King Arthur". ... In Beowulf, the main characters are humans. Beowulf is the heroic figure. ... In "Beowulf", Hrothgar calls on Beowulf to come and defeat Grendel. Beowulf knows Grendel is a bad gremlin. ...
This poem introduces King Arthur's nephew, Sir Gawain. ... After returning to his home land with much wealth, fame, and respect Beowulf does not become king immediately. ... Once it is rightfully his turn to sit on the thorn, Beowulf becomes king. ... When the Green Knight challenges Arthur to a battle, it is Sir Gawain who steps up to the plate, and accepts the challenge on his king's behalf. ... What Sir Gawain, and King Arthur, and the rest of the m...
This poem introduces King Arthur's nephew, Sir Gawain. ... After returning to his home land with much wealth, fame, and respect Beowulf does not become king immediately. ... Once it is rightfully his turn to sit on the thorn, Beowulf becomes king. ... One of the stipulations of being a king was to protect your people, and that is what Beowulf was doing when he challenged the dragon. ... What Sir Gawain, and King Arthur, and the rest of the man of the round believed to be ...
The Battle of Maldon, the fight between Beowulf, and Grendel, and the fight between King Arthur and his brother Sir Mordred were such heroic wars, because the heroes fought for protection, honour; most imprtantly fought against evil. ... In Beowulf, the fight between Grendel, and Beowulf is a perfect depiction of the war between good and evil. ... When look at " The Death Of King Arthur " by Sir Thomas Malory we see the same concept of war, the war between good, and evil. This time the good, and fair hero is King Arthur who is the founder of the round table which is composed of of noble knight...
