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Beowulf

Defending one’s country, helping a person in need, or just volunteering in the community; a hero can be anyone with a desire to help. Heroes quite often display a set of unique qualities that make them an upstanding member in their community. As displayed in the epic Beowulf, the main characteristics that a hero must posses are strength, bravery, and a strong set of values. Represented as an epic hero, Beowulf displays these heroic qualities with integrity and the desire to help others, even at his own expense.
Supreme strength accompanies Beowulf, helping represent him as a hero. Regarded as stronger than anyone anywhere in the world, Beowulf uses his strength only for good. In a fearsome encounter with an enemy Beowulf was called to fight, named Grendel, Beowulf used his strength to defeat the evil monster. Beowulf was able to strike fear within Grendel, as he defeated the beast by breaking off its arm (pg 34). In another encounter, t...

Posted by: Leonard Herriman

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