The Three Battles In Beowulf

In Beowulf, the main character Beowulf battles three different monsters. He battles Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon. These battles have its similarities and its differences. In his first battle against Grendel, the author displays Beowulf and Grendel as being very aggressive. The tone displayed in this duel is praising because of the author’s description of Beowulf’s heroism. From the description of Beowulf, the author states that “his courage, his bravery, and his wisdom had been known to many” which reinstates just how many people know about him (7). When Grendel enters the Herot, his actions are very monstrous. Grendel "tore open the entry of the hall when he was enraged" (14). The way Grendel enters help elaborate the author’s
Even Though Beowulf knew that he had the chance of dying, he continues to fight through all of his battles, he knows that it is his responsibility as a warrior and a king is to protect his people and not just
The similarities that are seen throughout them is in all of his battles, he tries to help out and serve his people. In the first two battles, Beowulf is dealing with Grendel somehow. Beowulf’s quest to battle Grendel describes him as “...a valiant man among the Geats, heard of that at home, of the deeds of Grendel. He was the greatest in might among men at the time, noble and powerful. He bade goodship to be built for him” (4). In his second battle, Beowulf’s quest to battle Grendel’s mother he states “...let us go quickly hence to behold the track of Grendel’s kinswoman. I promise thee she shall not escape undercovering darkness, nor in earth’s embrace, nor in the mountain forest” (25-26). In all of the battles that Beowulf is involved in he deals with fighting someone dark and evil. Grendel is a monster that preyed on the Danes and fed himself with their bodies night after night. Grendel’s mother battles Beowulf out of revenge to the person that killed her son which makes her evil and the dragon killed any man who dared to try and take his treasure. Also the last similarity that is displayed during his battles is Beowulf was unable to defeat the monsters with mortal weapons. Beowulf could not kill Grendel with his weapons so he had to use his hands. During the fight againist Grendel’s mother his sword did not kill her and in the battle against the dragon his shield