Beowulf LRJ #3

Beowulf was a proud man, pride was a big part of society he lived in, and he thrived in showing how courageous he was.  He would battle monsters single handed and he would always come out victorious.  "Yet the prince of the rings was too proud to line up with a large army against the sky plague"(2345-2347).  Beowulf would with his army, but instead he wanted to show his own skill and bravery.  Boasting is a part of Beowulf's society.  "No king of any neighbouring clan would dare face me with troops, none had the power to intimidate" (2733-2736).  He knew that nobody would bother him, and Beowulf made sure that his kingdom knew that.  He was proud but a boastful king.

There are many similarities and differences with the story of the Fire- Breathing Dragon and Grendel and his mother.  In The Fire- Breathing Dragon it is a dragon specifically, and Beowulf doesn't fight alone but he also is accompanied with his men.  Beowulf dies at the end.  "Beowulf dealt it a deadly wound"(2706).  The demon is at his own kingdom not someone else it was affecting his own life.  "His own home, the best of buildings, had been burnt to a cinder the throne- room of the Geats"(2325- 2327).  Beowulf delivers the final blow, and he is very prideful.  He proves his courage and bravery once again. 

Beowulf in his time men were supposed to die in battle that was the honorable way to die.  Every man wanted to come back victorious or die fighting for their country.  A man was supposed to die this was and he was honored for it.  Beowulf was a good king and he died fighting for his kingdom.