Beowulf Good Vs Evil

“The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man” as stated by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn comes to mind when thinking about good and evil. Since before the earth was created, the battle between good and evil waged on. The first battle of good and evil that can ever be recorded is God against Lucifer or the Devil. The battle began the moment God casted the Devil out of Heaven. Looking throughout the Holy Bible, we see evidences of good and evil. Adam and Eve, Cain and Able, Abram and Lot, the apostle Paul/Saul-all are just a few instances where the battle continues through Biblical times. Again, we see the battle between the evil and good throughout Greek mythology. After Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon killed their father, they

It says, “…bearing God’s hatred,”(46). It conveys the love God does not have for Grendel to his hatred towards sin. When relating Grendel to Beowulf and good and evil, Grendel can be a representation for the Devil and sin and Beowulf, the good or Heaven. Grendel “[bears] God’s hatred” because Grendel represents sin. Every mistake we make as humans, Grendel represents. Dante’s Inferno gives us evidence of evil in his metaphor, in the Dark Wood. It says, “I came to myself in a dark wood for the straight way was lost.” ("Transcript of Copy of Dante’s Inferno"). This metaphor compares the dark wood to our lives without God. It too could symbolize life because the darkness represents sin of man and his travel on earth to get to the light of Heaven. In the same article it describes those without God in their lives as “toil-worn souls”("Transcript of Copy..."). Without God in our lives, our souls are worn because we are fighting the battle on our own. Instead of just giving your trespasses to God and allowing Him to fight the battle, you are fighting your own battle. It also could represent Christians. Even though Christians have God and can cast their transgressions on Him, we still battle with sin daily. We sin frequently; we are messed up; we are “toil-worn souls”, however, the difference between us and others-we have that forgiveness from God. We see that the author uses, "God must decide who will be given to death's cold

It says, “Holy God, who sent him victory…”(55 ). The author attempts to demonstrate that God gives victory to those who are on his side. Every battle between Heaven and Hell, Heaven has always won. This can also pertain to our lives. Everyday we battle the evil in our lives and with God, he sends us our victory when we turn to Him. Later on in the epic it says, “…days on earth, seen as much as God would grant him.”( 62). Our days on earth are numbered. While we do not have the knowledge of our time here on earth, God does. The article of Dante’s Inferno also says, “The light was swift.” ("Transcript of Copy…"). This potentially exemplifies mankind devours evil and because of God’s powerful and swift might, He guides mankind back to the light of Christ. Another example, the story of apostle Paul in the Bible demonstrates the good in people. We see that this story is one that proves God’s mercy and love for us. Paul was known as a very bad man before he became Paul; his name was once Saul. Saul persecuted Christians, he went a man-hunt for David because he was jealous of David. However, his life was changed while he was on the road to Damascus. He was blinded by this light that was God and from there Saul became Paul and became one of the most influential characters in the Bible we see today. This proves that even the worst of mankind can be saved by God’s