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Archetypes In Beowulf

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An archetype refers to a recurring symbol in art, and literature. It can display a hero, villain, warrior, a mentor, and so on. These figures are those whose actions are able to continuously affect our emotional connection to a piece of literature. In Beowulf, there can be found to be many types of archetypes, such as Grendel representing the devil per say, and Hrothgar being a mentor for Beowulf. The one I believe that everyone enjoys the most is the hero, who is Beowulf. A hero is defined as man with great courage, over the top achievements, and one who is noble. Beowulf, being as brave and strong as he can, is able to defeat the monster that was terrorizing all people, and saves the day. Unlike any other warrior, or 'hero', he stands out

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