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Archetypes In Beowulf

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Beowulf is a old novel that displays a variety of archetypes, most notably heroism, villainy, evil, demon, etc. The story clearly depicts and explains these characters so that we know right away what role they play in the story. For instance, Grendel is a fear feeding, hatred seeking ogre that lives in a swamp. He has no concept of love or happiness, and is a purely instinctual predator. That being said, he clearly symbolizes the id of the story, and is the villain or most obvious evil antagonist. Beowulf is also an archetype in his own right as he swoops in to save the tortured towns people from utter despair, and in doing so shocks every into believing in him. He does something no one else was courageous enough to accomplish, and even better

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