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Many works of literature from the same era often have similar story lines and themes. In the epic poems of Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, both of these epic poems seem to have much in common. Each story seems to emphasize truth, honor, and heroism are the most important qualities a person can demonstrate. While both stories seem to have the similar qualities there are also many differences. All the qualities emphasized are exhibited differently. It seems that although heroism is emphasized in the two epic poems, the times and places shape the way heroism is perceived.
The heroic characters described in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight correspond to in their attitudes, their heroic adventures, and their relationship to others in their society different moral codes, but each character has a set of standards and moral codes. Beowulf and Sir Gawain are such very different kinds of heroes that are heavily dependent
on the time in which the heroic events......

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