Examples Of Good And Evil In Beowulf

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Hello today I’m going to talk about the sciences of good vs evil in the story “Beowulf” when you read the story Beowulf, you automatically get the feeling of the two sides, good and evil. When you read the story you get the sense of feeling that Beowulf is a good person with a very bright heart, and a very great warrior. On the other hand Grendel is a very evil person with a very bad spirit the story recalls Grendel killing multiple people for no apparent reason.

When Beowulf beat Grendel, and her mother this shows that the power of good always can and will beat the power of evil. Even though Beowulf is killed by the dragon in the end, his brave and fearless death shows that Beowulf had courage and glory in his heart and his soul, making him …show more content…

The evil monsters of Grendel and her family sucked the blood and wantonly until the arrival of Beowulf, the noble retainer, has both strong strength and great wisdom. Once he seizes Grendel, he rips Grendel’s right claw from his shoulder by bare hand. Grendel is being defeated, he flees with fatally wounded.

Beowulf’s victory over Grendel is an example of good prevailing over evil. Beowulf’s victory over Grendel’s mother is another example of good prevailing evil. Grendel’s mother is the “monstrous woman” (Chance 108). Her son’s death motivates her to revenge. As in scholar Jane C. Nitzsche’s critical essay, The Structural Unity of Beowulf: The Problem of Grendel’s Mother, states, “Later that night, Grendel’s mother intent on avenging the loss of her son in the present attacks Heorot, her masculine aggression contrasting with the feminine passivity of both Hildeburh and …show more content…

They erect over his ashes a royal barrow in which they hide the dragon’s treasure. Twelve warriors circle the mound on stalwart seeds, praising the virtues of their slain leader (15-16). This is also an example of good prevails evil since the evil dragon is being defeated even though Beowulf, the epic hero sacrifices himself in the end.

Through Beowulf’s battles against those three evil monsters, Grendel, Gendel’s mother and the fierce dragon, exposes the major theme in the epic, “Good vs. Evil”. Beowulf, the epic hero remains loyal to his kingdom and his people. He performs God’s duty to eliminate all the evil forces in order to save God’s people. His victories on Grendel and his mother show the power of goodness prevails evil. Even though he sacrifices himself, the evil dragon is killed in the end. His heroic death is fulfilled with glory and praise. Work Cited Beowulf. Trans. by Burton

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