Examples Of Good Vs Evil In Beowulf

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Lisa Carter7 February 2018English 4 HonorsMrs. OBeowulf: Good vs. EvilIn this poem, Beowulf goes through trials in many different forms. City - terrorizing demons, angry mothers, and a dragon. He defeats each of these monsters with only his pride and strength. Beowulf is the epitome of good throughout the epic. The first “evil “ he encounters is Grendel. Grendel was described as “...a fiend out of hell...”. He is everything evil, his father being Cain ( from the Bible) and his mother is also made up of evil entirely. Grendel seems to symbolizes man's sin, specifically greed. He was always taking things ( and people ) that didn’t belong to him. God even dislikes Grendel because he is the offspring of Cain, who killed his own brother …show more content…

God gives Beowulf the strength the kill Grendel. “Like a man outlawed for wickedness, he must await the mighty judgement of God in majesty.”, this quote shows that even though Grendel is big and scary, he is no match for God. Another “evil” he encounters is Grendel's mother. After hearing her son had been killed, she made sure she would be the one to kill Beowulf. Beowulf is beat up and tired after fighting Grendel but still fights Grendel’s mother to save everyone else. She manages to kill one man, but was not prepared for how strong the Geats warriors were. She retreats to her lair under a lake filled with sea monsters. Beowulf tells Hrothgar to give the treasure that he offered him to his Hygelac if he doesn’t return. Even before going into battle, he is still thinking about other people. “In a corner, Beowulf sees Grendel's lifeless body. Still in fury at Grendel's awful deeds, he cuts off Grendel's head.”, even though Beowulf is good, he still has flaws. He still has anger but that doesn’t make him as evil and Grendel and his mother.

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