Supernatural In Beowulf Research Paper

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Zach Nix
Ms. Morris
English 12-1st period
6 December 2016
Supernatural in Beowulf “Beowulf” is the story of the hero who defeats three successive monsters. Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fierce dragon are the three monsters who looked to defeat the hero standing on the land of the danes. The supernatural in Beowulf drives the action because of mythical creatures, superhuman abilities, and necessary courage. The creatures in the story are proposed to be mythical due to the description the story gives of the monsters (Grendel is apparently close to four times the size of a man. He has big long claws and he does not speak but does roar as well as make monstrous sounds). The point goes back to one part of the paper, it is pointing out how the creatures that Beowulf fights have supernatural qualities which is in the story of Beowulf. More supernatural could possibly be that Beowulf fights a dragon, which is obviously mythical and supernatural. Also the other two creatures Beowulf fights could also be portrayed as mythical and supernatural. In the story, Beowulf portrays supernatural qualities by fighting the battles with the three great …show more content…

He is about eighty years old now, and tired. Still, to protect his people he must eliminate the menace). Beowulf has great courage in this story and he shows it all throughout the story as read. He leads a number of men across sea to face a monster so feared by so many and along with that, Beowulf leads his men into a place where the monster Grendel killed many men before as they all slept. Beowulf waited for the monster to come seek his return and that took great courage of Beowulf. Even at the end of Beowulf’s long and great reign, he had the necessary courage to face a great and might dragon that terrorized his

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