Beowulf

Beowulf


     John Meister

     9\21\96


       The early English epic Beowulf is filled with a marvelous hero , ghastly

villains , far off lands , and deeds of great valor. These are some of the

reasons why Beowulf is a great example of an early English epic. Beowulf is an

epic because it has action that consists of deeds of great valor , the setting

of Beowulf is in vast scope covering great lands and far off places , and the

hero of the story , Beowulf , is of imposing stature of international and

international importance.

       One reason that Beowulf is an epic is because the action consists of

deeds of great valor. Beowulf told a story of when he killed nine sea-beasts

with his sword. He also said," I returned from a fight when I destroyed five a

family of giants ," which proves the great strength that Beowulf had. When

Beowulf talked about going to fight Grendel , he denied himself the use of a

sword because he wanted a fair hand-to-hand fight with Grendel. When one of

Hroathgars' coast guards set eyes upon Beowulf he said ,"I have never set eyes

on a more noble man , you are no mere retainer."

       Although the action in Beowulf  consists of great deeds , the setting of

the story is vast scope covering great lands and far off places. BeoThis is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!


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