Theme Of Motivation In Beowulf

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People, in this day and age, are constantly talking about actions. More specifically these people talk about their actions and if these actions will bring a consequence or a reward to themselves. These two choices often arise, with one usually being better than the other but never really finding out which one till the decision is made. The motivation for each decision is often differentiated between who decides and their morals. Beowulf in the epic Beowulf he follows the Anglo-saxon code of Duty, fame, and sacrifice when battling the three monsters grendel, grendel's mother, and the dragon. Before his battle with Grendel he is sent by his tribe to confront the monster as his duty as the greatest warrior. Then when fighting the Mother of Grendel he see’s the fame in this battle and what it will bring to his people. In the Finally, Beowulf an old man decides to confront the dragon to sacrifice himself one last time for the greater good of his people. Motivation in the three parts of Beowulf are all fueled by the codes of the Anglo-Saxons with grendel it’s …show more content…
The old man Beowulf has been the king of the Geats for fifty years now, and a dragon who has awaken from it’s sleep has began to terrorize his lands. At this old age he finds no shame in using a shield or sword to sacrifice his life one last time for his country. Beowulf still has a duty to his country and great pride to honor his fame of his youth, but this time he realizes that he might not come back. The king is horribly injured in the battle against the dragon and as his final wishes he says to give all the gold to his people to be distributed equal and the memorialized as a light house. True heroes never give up on themselves no matter if they believe they will succeed or not, they will always sacrifice themselves for the greater good of the