Life Lessons In Beowulf

Being a leader is being a role model and striving to make a positive impact on those around you. In order to be a successful leader, you have to put yourself second and your peers first. For example, my younger sister and I both play softball. I have played on several travel teams during the summer and this year, she tried out for her first competitive travel team. I was asked to aid her by helping her with the mechanics of the game. During this time, I sacrificed my time to put the needs of another person before my own and it paid off, because she made the team and I got to witness the results of my

In the epic Beowulf courage is an on going theme that is shown throughout the entire story. By definition courage is the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes on ones own will and determination. There are many things form the epic that could be used to prove this statement, but I chose to use the section entitled "The Final Battle." In this section there are two great speeches given by both Beowulf and Wiglaf. I believe that in both of these monologues courage is portrayed by the two warriors, and it is easy to see why.

Beowulf: A New Telling by Robert Nye is a story of horrendous monsters of legends Beowulf has to face. But, Beowulf is not your ordinary hero, and this story isn’t your ordinary hero legend of Good Vs. Evil. In Fact, the story shoes things aren’t so black and white. You will hear again and again, about light and darkness being in the same being, a kind of a yin and yang concept. That is one of many themes throughout this story, and the longer you read the more you see the deeper, overarching theme of the entire story.

Everyday in modern times, a new mystery is uncovered and an old mystery is laid to rest or declared a true mystery. A lot of the time, there is a lingering questioning around these mysteries. This question generally comes in the form of a singular word; why? Every story has a who, a what, a when, a where, and a why. The why is the most important however. There has been an infinite amount of times where I’ve personally made a mistake and immediately wondered why I did that. The reasons why we do the things we do often reflect who we, as human beings, truly are. In the epic poem Beowulf, Beowulf is motivated by three main concepts which include an elevated sense of duty, the quest for vengeance and respect, as well as a desire to cement his legacy throughout the ages.

“All of us have bad and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck - who who keep right on going - is the man who is there when the good luck comes - and is ready to receive it” (Robert Collier). Beowulf perfectly demonstrates this quote because throughout the story he has to push through the bad luck and be there ready for the good. Beowulf is a classic work of literature from Anglo-Saxon times. The book is filled with a sense of impending death and sudden change which leads to a very unique mood for the book.The sense of impending death and sudden change is shown by the sense of inevitable doom and the role fate plays.

Not everyone believes in fate in the modern world, but back in Beowulf's time fate was a very common belief. The anglo saxon belief was that fate controlled every aspect of people's lives and no one could escape it. They believed fate to be the reason for everything. The hero of the Geats was a firm believer in fate hence why fate is the most prevalent theme in Beowulf. Fate helps Beowulf many times and the story shows fate to be a force for good.

A Twist of Fate for the Great Hero Beowulf Fate seems to be an ongoing theme in the works of Boethius and Beowulf. Whether it is a belief of Christian providence or pagan fatalism, the writers of these works are strongly moved by the concept of fate and how it affects the twists and turns of a person’s life. Fate is most often seen as the course of events in a person’s life that leads them to inevitable death at some time or another.

Beowulf: A New Telling is a book for people that need reassurance that light will overcome darkness and that we need to accept that we have some darkness inside of us, then our weaknesses can become our strengths. Beowulf has to face many faces of evil, including Grendel, the cruel slimy creature who murders Beowulf’s friends and She, the wife of Cain and malicious monster that lives at the bottom of a pool of blood. He becomes king of Geats and is famous all throughout the land.

By definition a leader is a person who leads or commands a group however, I believe a leader should be a person who inspires his team excel in the worst of conditions. A leader should be extraordinary reliable as the team should know that the leader could guide them to the best of his abilities toward their goal. A leader should be persistent as they should be the motivational force leading the group. A leader should be patient and calm knowing that quality takes time and that the individual member of his team have obstacles to overcome on their own part.

What are the challenges of the Anglo-Saxon life, that Beowulf faces? The strongest competitors Beowulf faced were Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon.

Beowulf set his ego aside and hurdled into the face of danger in order to defeat a greater evil and liberate the people of Heorot from the demonic grasp of Grendel. The crew aboard the Challenger brought America together and helped us insure the safety of future astronauts. Tom pushed his body to the edge to live the life he dreamed of. Risks are imperative in life. Even beginning life, they are our instinct. We learn to crawl despite the bruises on our knees. We learn to walk no matter how many falls we endure. As we become further aware of the world around us, somewhere along the way, we experience failure; at that point, many people attempt to eradicate most risks from their life. But where would we be without our sense of exploration, our willingness to try new things? In order to push one’s boundaries, move forward as a society, and give purpose to life people must be willing to take risks.

Beowulf’s Motivations Beowulf is an epic poem full of monsters and lessons, but most importantly heros. Every good story or poem needs a hero to look up to, and this poem has Beowulf, the strongest of the Geats. He journeys to Herot to fight evil and help the people. Beowulf is “...greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in this world.” He commands a boat to be sent out and gathers his mightiest soldiers and sails to King Hrothgar’s land.

There is always a reason as to why people do what they do. This is called motivations. Motivations is the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way. Beowulf form Beowulf fights three monsters for three different motivations. “When Beowulf was composed, England was changing from a pagan to a Christian culture. Pagan Anglo-Saxons told grim tales of life ruled by fate, tales in which people struggled against monsters for their place in the world. The missionaries who converted them to Christianity taught then that human being and their choices of good or evil were at the center of creation. Beowulf reflects both pagan and Christian traditions. The selection opens during an evening of celebration at Herot, the banquet hall of the Danish king Hrothgar. Outside in the darkness, however, lurks the murderous monster Grendel.”

Ever feel as if you are battling against something internal? Many people face a constant battle with one or more aspects of their life, whether it may be being bashful, self-conscious, or even lazy, everyone has a personal dragon. It may be hard to overcome or it may be a simple fix. Beowulf is a great fictional example of defeating problems that he encountered during his life. I myself struggle with multiple personal issues.

the life lessons that consisted in Beowulf are in order to win a match we have to first be fair in it, we have to be loyal and we need to have courage to face the bad things in our lives. Gilgamesh needed to learn how to treat his people right and not use the women as mere toys to be played with and took his men to long and weary battles.