Graysons lrj2

Grayson Sears
Ms. Piefer
10IB Eng
Dec 4, 2008
Beowulf has a lot of values. The obvious are that he is strong and is a good leader so the people who serve under him are loyal. But he is also boastful which in some ways is good because boasting seems to be what heroes do, but at the same time it means that if he loses or backs out of whatever boast or challenge he makes or accepts it makes the downfall worse. But this probably wont happen to Beowulf considering he has; killed a monster, Grendel, who was terrorizing and killing many people, and then he swims to the bottom of a lake to kill another monster, so to say the least another value of his is bravery.
Most of this story is unrealistic because it was meant to be told as a story. When he kills Grendel who has been killing so many, that alone is unrealistic, he manages to pull off Grendel's arm and mortally something that no other group of people could kill or were willing to try to kill. He also chops off Grendel's head and carries it with him out of the lake and when he passes it on to be carried back and it takes four people to carry it.
"Never, since my hand could hold a shield have i entrusted or given control of the Dane's' hall to anyone but you"(655). This quote shows that Beowulf is trusted and that the king believes he will complete the task.