Essay on the Transformation of Beowulf -- Epic Beowulf essays

The fault of Beowulf            In the length of the poem, Beowulf goes from abandoned child to gallant warrior to King. This transformation, expressed in the tone and content of the poem, shows the splendour of the relationship between passkey and thane and expresses the final value of that connection. From the difference in struggle scenes to Beowulfs speeches, it is clear that he has gone from a somewhat self-loving hero to a selfless king. Within this change he also goes from serving a lord to becoming a lord, and in that way the poem shows us the importance of both sides of the relationship. Initially it is said that Beowulf goes to flight Grendel because, he could not meet or abide the fact / that anyone else alive under heaven / top executive enjoy greater regard than he did (43). In the end he fights the dragon more for the good of his people than for his own pride he dies relieved because he has been allowed to leave his p eople / so well endowed (2796). The battle scenes themselves are also an indicat...