Beowulf Compare And Contrast Essay

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The story of Beowulf was an extraordinary piece of work; although, the film and book version differs. Based on the book and the film Beowulf was depicted as a great hero; however, they both tell Beowulf’s journey differently. Take the battle of Beowulf and Grendel for example, the movie and book states that Beowulf defeats Grendel but the way he does so has major differences. Another major difference is the seduction of Beowulf; according to the film Beowulf seduced by Grendel’s mother, the she wolf, but in the book the seduction never occurs. Then there’s a battle between Beowulf and a dragon; even though Beowulf defeats the dragon in both the film and book, his death isn’t the same. With or without the differences Beowulf continued to be …show more content…
In the book the dragon had no emotional connection to Beowulf; however; in the film the dragon was Beowulf’s son. In the book the Danes are attacked by this random dragon that was awoken by a theft, and is now out to find his treasure. The dragon cause chaos and destruction throughout many lands; he even set fire to a church. In the film, the Danes land started to get tormented again once the golden horn returned. The dragon turned out to be Beowulf’s son; it was livid because Beowulf left him. The dragon had already killed a plethora of people before even reaching the Danes. The battle then begins between Beowulf and the dragon outside the cave of the dragon; its later lead to the outer walls of the castle. Beowulf slits open the chest of the dragon attempting to cut out its heart; however, he gets burned from the dragon’s flames. Through it all, Beowulf has been handing from a metal chain, his arm caught inside it, attached to the dragon. After being badly burned he attempts again but fails; with fate against him he decides he should just cut his should to have more reach. He reaches into the chest of his son ripping out his heart. Beowulf dies next to his son at the foot of the sea from a loss of

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