A literary symbol is something often an object that stands for a significant concept or series of ideas often a symbol is emblematic of the values of the characters. In the narrative Beowulf and the movie Star Wars, many aspects of symbolism are paralleled. In the movie Star Wars the most important examples are the Death Star, light sabers and the force. In Beowulf, some of the most important examples of symbolism are Grendel's arm and head, the dragon's treasure-trove Hrothgar's mead-hall and Grendel's cave.…
According to the movie, Grendel goes to the Danes while they are awake, but in the book he goes to them while they are sleep. Grendel kills them. However, Grendel only kills them because he hears noise and it hurts his ears. Therefore, they make him go away by trying to burn him. Besides, in the book, Grendel snatches thirty men and smashes them, disturbing their dreams. Grendel thoughts were quick.…
The plot of the epic poem Beowulf and the film The 13th Warrior differ greatly compared to each other. In Beowulf the main character, Beowulf set sail to the Danes land in order to defeat a monster named Grendel. In the film, the character that represents Beowulf, Buliwuf, sets out to defeat a race, not a single monster and its mother, the race of Wendols. The character defeats Grendel in the poem; but he does not defeat all of the Wendols in the film on the first attack. The character Buliwyf then defeats the Wendols on the second attack, where they kill the ‘mother.’ Both characters have to defeat a dragon, or ‘fire serpent.’ In the epic poem, Beowulf is not poisoned until he is scratched by the dragon. In the film, Buliwyf gets scratched by the mother. The characters go through turmoil; they fight for life and limb, and battle forces they did not even know existed. The plot of the story changes between both poem and film to accompany the story line and keep the reader interested; even though the main characters are different and they have different names, the whole plot as the same general idea, just in a different sequence.…
The most obvious difference between the two is the name of the heroes and their battling strengths. In the poem, Beowulf, the hero is known as Beowulf and has extraordinary strength whereas in the movie, The 13th Warrior, he is known as Buliwyf who has nothing other than regular human strength. Another difference occurs in the in how the beasts are portrayed. In the poem the main beasts name is Grendel, and in the movie the beast is known as the leader of thousands of other beasts. In Beowulf the hero only has to take on two beasts, Grendel and Grendel’s mother, in contrast the hero in The 13th Warrior has to take on thousands of beasts. When it came to the battles against the beasts, Buliwyf’s men fight alongside him against the thousands he had to take on, whereas Beowulf’s men took off except for one who stayed and fought by his side. In the poem, Beowulf kills Grendel by ripping off his arm and later returns to kill Grendel’s Mother. In contrast to the poem Buliwyf stabs the leader of the beasts to death after killing the leader’s mother.…
It gives the reader the feeling that he does not possess the same thought processes as humans do; therefore, he is characterized as a monster. However, in this novel, Grendel’s point of view and thoughts are more developed and deeper than how he is portrayed in Beowulf. The readers get a glimpse of the story through his eyes and it may change their view of Grendel. He is a solitary and disoriented creature who is misunderstood by humans and all those around him. He looks for a place to belong and his quest is to know who and what he…
Grendel’s goodness is continuously suppressed by the misunderstanding of humans. When Grendel first encounter’s humans, the humans immediately mistake Grendel for a bloodthirsty monster because of his appearance. In the beginning when Grendel is still developing his moral and spiritual understandings of the world,…
In conclusion there were many changes to the epic poem, Beowulf. Hollywood will change the original stories and poems to a movie that people will watch and actually like more than reading the book. Hollywood did this to make it more appealing to different audiences. The good versus the evil was made present in the movie. Personal relationships were made more complex, a way to get more people interested in watching the…
The first example of the similarities and differences in the poem and the movie is the comportment or behavior of the hero. In both the poem and movie, the hero who is Beowulf, acts very…
In the first chapter of Grendel, I believe that Grendel is more animal than human. In Grendel he is portrayed as a sensitive, intelligent, and immature creature.Grendel is more animal than human because he does act like an animal. For instance, When Grendel states “I cry and , and hug myself, and laugh, letting out all the salt tears…”(Gardner 6). Even animals have feelings. I feel Grendel is not welcomed within society. He feels as though he has worthless. As an example, “Pointless, ridiculous monster crouched in the shadows...”(Gardner 6). He hides in the shadows as he looks for his prey not being welcomed by anyone else. Grendel feasts upon other animals and humans. He eats more cattle than anything. For example, “Cows have more meat and,…
Both the book and the movie are very different, they have lots of similarities and differences. The Setting, Plot and Characterisation are three parts that the book and movie can be compared.…
The preliminary reason Hollywood would change the story is that it simply needed a face-lift. Provided that fact, we must acknowledge that it would very difficult or even impossible to appeal to 21st-century adults simply based off of scripts from the 11th-century. Hollywood had to add in more modern elements. Some examples of this alteration would be that Grendel’s mom went from a foul, disgusting beast, into a sexy and deceptive “succubus” ( Not really, but close enough. ) of sorts, otherwise known as Angelina Jolie. Alongside this, to add in an element of drama or surprise, it turns out that Beowulf had a son with Grendel’s mother, who becomes a dragon. If this isn’t a…
Although Grendel is likely the poem 's most memorable character, we are never given a straightforward description of his physical characteristics. We can only imagine why the author wrote his character in this way, giving us only a few clues as to his nature. One explanation is that they wrote it this way to leave the image of Grendel to the imagination of the reader. This is a trick that writers use to make readers more involved in the story line and character development, and in this case, it works to their advantage. Many…
The idea of the monomyth can be mentioned in classic literature as well as in mono motion pictures. The definition Joseph Campbell gives of a hero deals with eight stages. These eight stages can be found in Beowulf in addition to Star Wars. Beowulf, the strongest of the people known as Geats, proclaimed that he would help get rid of the monster that was terrorizing the Danes. Star Wars', Luke Skywalker was a simple farm boy and became the greatest hero the galaxy had ever known. Luke was born during the chaos as the galaxy transitioned from Republic to the tyrannical Empire. Beowulf and Luke both had a boon, a timely blessing or benefit, from which they were given. The goal of the two heroes was to save their part of the world. Though they saved their part of the world successfully, they too reached a nadir. Although Beowulf and Star Wars are dissimilar stories, both hold many similarities.…
There can be both big differences and small differences between the books and movies of stories created. Many of the differences can create a huge impact on how people see the story. Some people like the books better because of the detail and some people like the movie because it is easier to picture. Both can be seen in different…
In the epic of Beowulf, one of the warrior’s biggest adversaries is a creature from the swamp named Grendel. Although the character of Grendel is present for only a short portion in the story of Beowulf, Grendel signifies one of the important messages in the text about humanity. In Beowulf, Grendel is called a ‘monster’. However, if observed closely, analyzing the meaning behind the story, it is easy to see that Grendel is not a typical monster, in fact, it doesn’t seem like he is a monster at all. There is much evidence within the short period of the text where Grendel is present, which indicates he is not a true monster. In observing the relationship with his mother, his circumstances of his given situation, and his own actions it is obvious that the character of Grendel is extremely complex and is much more than just your typical ‘monster’.…