Beowulf As A Hero Essay

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Beowulf is a heroic hero in the story of Beowulf. The people of Herot love him for his heroic deeds. Beowulf is powerful and has made a name for himself for the warrior he is. He has many other warriors that stand to his accompany. They’ve been there for his hardest and easiest battle’s. His characteristics are described as if he is some god. In the epic poem, translated by Burton Raffel, Beowulf shows the characteristics of a hero by committing to his people, he goes by honor, and has courage and determination to defend his people.
Beowulf committed to the hero everyone made him out to be. He journeys from his own home to help and protect the people who needed him most. He never once lost his faith in a battle because of his commitment to fight till the end.He got knocked down many of times, but still fought back until he couldn’t resist any more. He gave the Herot his word and stayed with it. While most of the men that followed him were not as committed, knowing this from when Beowulf fought the dragon, he never once thought about breaking his commitment. He not only followed commitment, but honor.
The code of honor was the most respectable characteristic Beowulf possessed. He never once wanted any more than what he already had. He just wanted to be known and glorified from all he served.
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No matter how mighty evil was, he never backed down. While being wounded, he battled through the most dangerous battle and outsmarted his enemy for victory. He even went into evil’s territory, such as when he went to Grendel’s mother's lair, to prevent any attacks on Herot. Many admired this and that’s why many honored him. Beowulf has many more reasons as to why he is one of the most heroic heroes of all time, and even to present day. The townspeople built a tower, for all that entered Herot, to honor his commitment, code of honor, and the courage it took for him to protect those who were