Compare And Contrast Achilles And Beowulf

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Beowulf is the epic hero in the epic poem Beowulf, which chronicles Beowulf adventures fighting monsters and helping people. Similarly, Achilles is the epic hero of The Iliad which was written 1000 years before Beowulf and details the last year of the Trojan war. Achilles and Beowulf although both epic heros share the fatal flaw of being hubris meaning they possess excessive pride and self-confidence. Beowulf is shown to be hubris in his final battle against a dragon which has been terrorizing his kingdom after a thief stole a cup from the dragon. When Beowulf goes to fight this dragon he manages to kill it but is fatally wounded in the process, his dying wish is to have all of the dragons treasures brought to him so people can see his accomplishments.

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