Superman And Beowulf Comparison

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Beowulf and Superman have many resemblances and distinctions, but I believe that Superman directly resembles Beowulf. Both men in these stories have superhuman attributes; Superman and Beowulf both have super strength and other astounding characteristics. Beowulf has various features that make him a hero in the epic tale. When Beowulf tears Grendel’s arm off during hand to hand battle, he exhibits his super strength and depicts his capability to breathe underwater while being pulled into the monster’s lair. To kill Grendel’s mother, Beowulf picks up the massive sword in the cave. Superman displays superb strength when he saves all of the people of Metropolis. However, he has one weakness that involves the stone called kryptonite; he can’t fly,

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