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Beowulf - A Noble - College Essays

Beowulf - A Noble


There are a two heroic acts that Beowulf accomplished that
characterize him as being noble. One example of these acts is his
altruistic behavior through out his life.When beowolf heard that the great
king hrothgar and his knights were being attacked by the evil monster
Grendel. Without even asking king hrothgar what was in it for him Beowolf
got up and took 14 of his men and sailed on a ship to king hrothgar's
palace to face the evil monster Grendel in hand to hand combat. Beowolf
told the king that he will leave his fate to god and if god wants him
killed Grendel will kill him.If god doesn't want him to die beowolf will
come out victorios in killing Grendel.
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second act of Beowolf's conflict with grendel showing his
nobility is not with Gredel himself but with Grendels mother. After Grendel
was killed his mother was very angry and killed a knight in king Hrothgar's
court the same way her son had. King Hrothgar was very disturbed by this
and didn't know what to do. He called for Beowolf and told him of a
dangerous swamp where Grendel and his mother lived. The king also said that
no one would go into the swamp to kill Grendel's mother. The noble Beowolf
answered Quickly "sorow not O King! I will persue this monster where ever
it may go and i will kill it". They went to the swamp and Beowolf dived
deep into the water not at all fearing what ever awaited him at the bottom.
This shows that he is courages. He battled with Grendel's mother and beat
her. Beowolf and the king celabrated all night and in the morning Beowolf
told king Hrothgar goodbye and said to call for him if he ever needed help
again.
Throughout the entire story Beowulf ...

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Added: 11/13/2005 05:19:41 AM
Category: Poetry & Poets
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