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Christian Morals In Beowulf - School Essays

Christian Morals In Beowulf

Beowulf is an epic tale that has been changed over time to try and
express a christian moral. While this transformation over time has added a new
variable to the plot, it is still impossible to try and erase the original pagan
plot completely. It has become evident that the original epic was pagan and had
no mention of the biblical references or the christian morality that it contains
now. However, it is also evident that the original story dealt with the concept
of a higher being or beings.
The overriding christian view has many facets and deals with them all as
a new way of proposing christianity into the theme of the story. The reason that
Grendel becomes outraged is that the bard in ...

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Abel. This shows us that Grendel had more than just a dislike for the men, the
song was showing Grendel that his ancestor was looked upon as the bad person and
was therefore the underlying concept for Grendel's rage. This was the constant
reminder to Grendel of his evil past and thus his reasoning for his actions. We
learn to see Grendel as a less than human being, but in actuality, he is a
monster who has a degree of humanity in him and that is the reason that he is so
hard for Beowulf to kill. He has the human emotion of pride which ultimately is
the cause of his downfall. While this seems to be a major part of the story line,
it can be removed and the story will only lose the background of Grendel's evil
side. This could have been where the real story of Grendel originally was.
As with many of the classic medieval stories there is a sense of a
higher being and fate is a major factor in Beowulf. " Had fate but granted, born
of my body/ An heir to follow me after I'm gone." Fate ...

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