Essays on Grendel

Despite the author being unknown, via many generations, Beowulf has taken its way. Beowulf is the hero of the story, the protagonist, and takes on the role of taking risk by following whatever he believes and perceives, until he grows older to be wiser. Grendel, the Dragon, and Grendel’s mother, are his antagonist who challenges […]

Literature provides evidence that human response to religious definition has continued to change with the lapse of time. The differences brought about by generational change reveal the popular culture and acceptable norms as well as the familiarity with modern religion. Beowulf is an epic of British literature while Paradise Lost represents a modern approach to […]

Beowulf is the longest English poem that was authored between the mid of the seventh and the termination of the tenth century, (Carol, 15). The poem is a combination of several themes that include leadership in the current Denmark. There are numerous heroic concepts; it distinguishes the role of women and men that are so […]

Beowulf refers to the single greatest narrative of the Old English literature. Moreover, it is one of the best epics of all time. Paradoxically, nobody can claim to be an author of this astounding example of literature. Just like any other epic heroes, Beowulf the following qualities make him an epic hero: exemplifying strength and […]

The dynamics between good and evil in Beowulf can be explored through the lens of Christianity and Christian theology as they unfold in the book. Beowulf is a poem that presents both Germanic warrior and Christian values, and the way they both play out is crucial to the thematic analysis of the poem. For instance, […]