Good vs. Evil
Good Always Conquers Evil
In many pieces of literature the hero always triumphs over the villain. The literary works that prove this correct are anonymous epic poem Beowulf, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Harold Bloom’s critical analysis on Beowulf, Lisa K. Kasmer’s British Writers, and William Blake’s poem “A Poison Tree”. In Beowulf, Beowulf continuously never fails to defeat whatever evil there is and save the day. In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein finally gets what he truly wished for but there’s a catch.
Beowulf defeats Grendel, his mother, and the dragon. There is no extent that Beowulf wouldn’t go to and he would always defeat whatever evil that comes his way. Grendel realizes that Beowulf will defeat him, so he attempts to escape quickly and return to his swamp: “Grendel’s one thought was to run from Beowulf, flee back to his marsh and hide there” (Anonymous 22 46-47). Beowulf had no fear of fighting this monster, or any monster, he was so confident that he would defeat Grendel that he fought him with his bare hands. First observing as Grendel attacks one of his men so he can see how this creature fights. Not to anyone’s surprise Beowulf tore off Grendel’s arm and successfully defeated this wretched monster. Beowulf shows what a great warrior/leader he really is; he is a prime example of good defeating evil. No matter who or what Beowulf fights, he always comes out on top and saves the day.
Beowulf was the most brave, arrogant, powerful and witty fighter of his time. Beowulf was anything but a coward, he went into every fight knowing that he will prevail: “Beowulf’s courage and skill help him vanquish Grendel, Grendel’s mother and the dragon” (Bloom 11). His skill and courage is what helped him win his fights but the thing that helped him the most was his intelligence. He didn’t just go in swinging; if he could he would take the opportunity to observe his opponents and how they fight. Every battle that he fought he would go
In many pieces of literature the hero always triumphs over the villain. The literary works that prove this correct are anonymous epic poem Beowulf, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Harold Bloom’s critical analysis on Beowulf, Lisa K. Kasmer’s British Writers, and William Blake’s poem “A Poison Tree”. In Beowulf, Beowulf continuously never fails to defeat whatever evil there is and save the day. In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein finally gets what he truly wished for but there’s a catch.
Beowulf defeats Grendel, his mother, and the dragon. There is no extent that Beowulf wouldn’t go to and he would always defeat whatever evil that comes his way. Grendel realizes that Beowulf will defeat him, so he attempts to escape quickly and return to his swamp: “Grendel’s one thought was to run from Beowulf, flee back to his marsh and hide there” (Anonymous 22 46-47). Beowulf had no fear of fighting this monster, or any monster, he was so confident that he would defeat Grendel that he fought him with his bare hands. First observing as Grendel attacks one of his men so he can see how this creature fights. Not to anyone’s surprise Beowulf tore off Grendel’s arm and successfully defeated this wretched monster. Beowulf shows what a great warrior/leader he really is; he is a prime example of good defeating evil. No matter who or what Beowulf fights, he always comes out on top and saves the day.
Beowulf was the most brave, arrogant, powerful and witty fighter of his time. Beowulf was anything but a coward, he went into every fight knowing that he will prevail: “Beowulf’s courage and skill help him vanquish Grendel, Grendel’s mother and the dragon” (Bloom 11). His skill and courage is what helped him win his fights but the thing that helped him the most was his intelligence. He didn’t just go in swinging; if he could he would take the opportunity to observe his opponents and how they fight. Every battle that he fought he would go