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Beowulf: Friend or Foe

Today society is faced everyday with threats of danger, but unlike in the epic poem Beowulf the danger is not dragons and monsters. In this tale Beowulf, the hero, in order to protect his and King Hrothgar's kingdom must fight evil to the death. First he must face Grendel, a monster threatening the lives of Hrothgar's public, then due to the destruction of Grendel must face Grendel's mother. After this, surely Beowulf faces several adversaries, but in his declining years he is forced to battle a dragon, his ultimate demise. In the epic poem Beowulf the harmony of a civilization is dependent on the actions of an individual hero, Beowulf, but must be maintained by the community.
Although the epic hero, Beowulf, gains many victories, they are do not all have long-term advantages. In his battle against Grendel in Denmark, Beowulf's victory is not long lasting, merely temporary; he is soon haunted by yet another monster, Grendel's mother. Beowulf's work is......

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