Robert Zemeckis’ 2007 film adaptation of “Beowulf,” an old English epic, is often said to differ a lot from the original text, in particular from the one in Heaney’s translation. One of the greatest differences, as critics agree, is the portrayal of the main character in the film as a...

As I read Beowulf I was struck by many things about Beowulf the hero that I admire. The main thing that stands out about him is his strength. The narrator talks about Beowulf’s strength of course, but do does Hrothgar and Beowulf himself. It’s safe to say that Beowulf is...

Beowulf is a fascinating epic poem that was composed between 975 and 1025 A.D. by an unknown Anglo-Saxon author (Chase 9). The story revolves around a brave Geatish warrior, Beowulf, who comes to the aid of King Hrothgar of Denmark after hearing that his people have been living in fear...

Reminiscent of the classic epic poems of Greece and ancient Mesopotamia, Beowulf contains all the elements of a tale that echoes through generations and ages. Its hero, after whom the poem is named, joins Homer and Gilgamesh in the hall of protagonist infamy. Beowulf is also much like the superheroes...

Oedipus and Beowulf are two of the greatest heroes of early literature. Despite the fact that their stories were written as much as a thousand years apart and set in two very different cultures, the two main characters have much in common. Each of them becomes heroes because others are...