Beowulf Character Analysis

Heroes
1. The characteristics of a hero really revolve around choices. I honestly do not think that a hero needs to be beautiful or sexy or anything. I believe that a hero can be an average everyday person. Most heroes are attractive and good looking but that is because they exist in movies and stories and are fictional. Take Gilgamesh, for example. He was “created by the gods” so obviously he was extremely attractive and had god like features and everyone either wanted him, or wanted to be him. But, he is a fictional character. I think that the main characteristics that make someone a hero are courage, morality, honor, respect, they fight for the good, and they focus on the needs of others rather than their personal needs. A hero is a savior. Beowulf saved his people more than once. He saved them from Grendel, from Grendel’s mother, and from the dragon. I also think that if someone is a hero, they cannot be afraid of
Three examples of heroes are Beowulf, Gilgamesh, and Achilles. Beowulf is a hero because he risks his own life for his people and is so willing to save them. He has no regrets about his choices to fight Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon. He was courageous and he made the right choices so that his people would be safe. Gilgamesh is a hero because, even though in the beginning he was not courageous, he did not make the right choices, and he was not even respectful, he did end up changing his ways. He did make the right choices in the end. He fought Humbaba so his people would have some confidence in themselves, and so they would not be scared to stand up for themselves. He was being a good example by fighting Humbaba, which is a heroic thing to do. He also fought the bull that Ishtar unleashed on his city and he killed it, saving his people. Achilles is a hero because he is fighting against Hector to avenge the death of his best friend. To me, that is a very heroic thing to do because he was fighting passionately for something he