Part one of term paper
In the epic poem, Beowulf, a monster named Grendel has been invading Heorot, a communal mead hall, and has been killing and devouring the Geat warriors. As their only way to end this massacre, the Geats asked Beowulf to defeat this monstrous beast. He was successful in doing this and in the meantime killed Grendel’s mother, although it wa ...

Part two of term paper
... dragon, but managed to kill the dragon before his death. As Beowulf battles something more difficult each time, it increases the respect we, as a reader, have for our hero. This, ultimately, enables us to forgive or excuse his failure; his failure being that he did not survive the wrath of the dragon. In this story, Beowulf clearly demonstrates the Germanic values of a warrior society, including bravery, prowess in battle, loyalty, generosity, and a belief in wyrd, which is Latin for fate. F ...