Beowulf poet present Beowulf as a character
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- How does the Beowulf poet present Beowulf as a character? What are his characteristics–break it down?
- How do the characters of Hrothgar and Beowulf see their relationship to God (or the gods)?Is there a difference in perpsective?
- Why would a Christian author write a poem about a pagan hero? (This does not require a citation. Tell me how you feel from what you have read so far.”
- Does the heroic code expressed in Beowulf conflict with a Christian sensibility? And if so, in what ways? Use at least two examples.
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From what I have read, I feel that the Christian author of the poem acknowledges that there were diverse beliefs, and he wanted to caption the events that were taking place at the time. Therefore, the inclusion of a pagan hero in the poem creates some realistic aspects of other religious beliefs. Even in the Bible, the mentioning of idols and gods did not make the authors less Christian.
- Does the heroic code expressed in Beowulf conflict with a Christian sensibility? And if so, in what ways? Use at least two examples.
Although Beowulf portrays a heroic code, there are conflicting elements with a Christian sensibility. For instance, in Heaney (line 963-964), Beowulf longed to kill Grendel, where he says that he planned to pin the monster down and wrestle him to death. To be a hero, Beowulf had to defeat Grendel and kill him; however, Christian teachings in Exodus 20:13 are against murder. Further, Heaney (line 812) shows that Beowulf longed for the glory to win to prove his courage. The hero was eyeing the earthly pleasure of being glorified by men; however, Christian teachings in Matthew 6:19-20 do not endorse worldly fulfillments.
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Beowulf poet present Beowulf as a character
