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Beowulf Argument Essay

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Beowulf was a poem written as a foundational text in British Culture, by Seamus Heaney. Beowulf is the story of shame future told through the eyes of a guilt culture. Not only does it critique the way society runs, but reinforces how critical a society is. The Anglo- Saxon society relates to the poem to critique everything wrong in society, such as bravery, truth, loyalty, and perseverance. Beowulf as a story is still relevant in today's world because he shows that his personal code of honor or ethics is stricter than that of the people around him, when he's offered a distinction that many people want him to accept and turns it down because it belongs by right to someone else. Monsters in Beowulf show how society has large problems, including greed and death. In modern today, society still deals with conflict over these issues as well. Often in modern times, people are obsessed with material goods and being the best, and …show more content…

Not only are morals valid today, but they are necessary for a society to run smoothly, no matter seen as religious or not. Just as the poem begins, starts, “So. The Spear- Danes in days gone by and the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness. We have heard of those princes’ heroic campaigns (Heaney, 1-3). This definition of courage described as the ultimate form of greatness. The Danes are going to be seen as heroic and celebrated because of their bravery. Beowulf has numerous ways that it can be related to modern today. Since Beowulf is considered to be a foundational text of British culture, it is a beloved classic in history, being the oldest Old English text that we have access to. The Anglo- Saxon society that is being described reinforces the conflict that is still modern today, the Christian symbolism, and the morals still reinforced

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