In the epic poem, Beowulf, we read about three battle in which Beowulf fights Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon. In all three battles, Beowulf was unable to beat his enemies with any type of mortal weapons. When he fought Grendel, his men tried to wound Grendel by using their weapons but that did no harm to him, therefore Beowulf had no other choice but to fight with his bare hands. In the second battle against Grendel's mother, he tried to kill Grendel's mother with a sacred sword which had no affect on her. And in the last battle, his shield melted from the dragon's fire and his sword broke when he tried to strike the dragon. And the last similarity is that most parts of Beowulf's battles, he fought alone. In the mead hall, although Beowulf's men did try to hold Grendel back and keep him from leaving, it was really Grendel who fought him and tore his arm off. In the second battle, when he went to fight Grendel's mother, he went alone. Lastly, in his third battle against the dragon, Beowulf's men deserted him, leaving him to fight a losing battle all by himself.
Although these three battles had many things in common, they also had many differences. In the first battle, Beowulf travels to Denmark to battle with Grendel. During the first battle after Grendel kills on of the Geats, Beowulf and his man keep him from leaving, and in the end Beowulf tears off Grendel's arm; sending him back to his swamp home to die. In the second battle, Beowulf appears to Grendel's mom, ready to kill her. In this battle, Beowulf is almost defeated until he regains his strengthen and finally ends up killing her. Also the one thing that is different about this battle is that although he has already killed the enemy, he is still very angry and seeks revenge. Soon after he finds Grendel and uses his sword to chop off Grendel's head. In the last battle, what makes it very different from all the others, besides the fact that he fights a different character, is that in this battle Beowulf is unsuccessful. Instead of killing the dragon, he is fatally wounded and dies. Also another difference is that, older now, he fights this battle as a king not a warrior like his two other battles.
During his life time, Beowulf fought many battle. He was not only a hero to his people but he was also a hero to everybody in the world who had ever heard of his story. All of his battle were distinctive and different, each with a different purpose, but all connected to each other in some form or another. The one thing that one should understand when reading this story is that these battle were all alike in the fact that it is centralized around the idea of good and evil. However, we should also understand that good doesn't always prevail. So what do you guys think of Beowulf and his three famous battle? Are there any other similarities or differences I may have missed? If you think of one, feel free to leave a comment below(:
Although these three battles had many things in common, they also had many differences. In the first battle, Beowulf travels to Denmark to battle with Grendel. During the first battle after Grendel kills on of the Geats, Beowulf and his man keep him from leaving, and in the end Beowulf tears off Grendel's arm; sending him back to his swamp home to die. In the second battle, Beowulf appears to Grendel's mom, ready to kill her. In this battle, Beowulf is almost defeated until he regains his strengthen and finally ends up killing her. Also the one thing that is different about this battle is that although he has already killed the enemy, he is still very angry and seeks revenge. Soon after he finds Grendel and uses his sword to chop off Grendel's head. In the last battle, what makes it very different from all the others, besides the fact that he fights a different character, is that in this battle Beowulf is unsuccessful. Instead of killing the dragon, he is fatally wounded and dies. Also another difference is that, older now, he fights this battle as a king not a warrior like his two other battles.
During his life time, Beowulf fought many battle. He was not only a hero to his people but he was also a hero to everybody in the world who had ever heard of his story. All of his battle were distinctive and different, each with a different purpose, but all connected to each other in some form or another. The one thing that one should understand when reading this story is that these battle were all alike in the fact that it is centralized around the idea of good and evil. However, we should also understand that good doesn't always prevail. So what do you guys think of Beowulf and his three famous battle? Are there any other similarities or differences I may have missed? If you think of one, feel free to leave a comment below(: