Beowulf's Strength

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“A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.” (Tom Hanks) Beowulf willingly steps into the unknown to be the hero. Beowulf is a classic epic hero by demonstrating the traits of strength, friendship, and bravery.
Beowulf’s strength throughout the poem was remarkable. Beowulf showed strength for himself and his people. Beowulf had to be strong for his people and give them hope that he would defeat evil. Beowulf showed strength for himself by defeating many monsters. One of the main strengths Beowulf showed was when he defeated Grendel to save all of the Danes. This is described in the poem when it says, “But his power had gone. He twisted in pain, / And the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulders / Snapped, muscle and bone split / And broke. The battle was over, Beowulf / Had been granted new glory: Grendel escaped, / But wounded as he was could flee to his den.” (Beowulf 496-501) Beowulf did not need anyone else to help him defeat Grendel. Beowulf knew his strength alone was enough to kill Grendel. Beowulf knew he had to have a great deal of confidence in himself to slaughter Grendel without any help. …show more content…

Beowulf exhibits friendship in more than one way. Beowulf shows a strong friendship with Wiglaf when they go to defeat the dragon. The friendship is shown in the poem when it says, “Then Wiglaf went back, anxious / To return while Beowulf was alive, to bring him / treasure they’d won together. He ran, / Hoping his wounded king, weak / And dying had not left the world too soon. (Beowulf 791-795) Beowulf and Wiglaf built a strong friendship together since Wiglaf was Beowulf’s right hand man. Wiglaf was saddened when Beowulf died because they had created a strong friendship together. Since they had such a strong bond and friendship Beowulf handed over the thrown to Wiglaf when he died. Having that such bond made Beowulf the great hero that he

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