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Hyde Vs Beowulf

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Beowulf the epic poem and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde both have some sort of way of portraying evil in our English literature Beowulf “the hero” was created some time in the 7th and 8th century by an unknown Anglo Saxon poet. Beowulf background info. States “comes from the OLD ENGLISH or ANGLO-SAXON Literary and Historical period of what was then ancient Britannia. This period of Old English extends from about 450 to 1066, the year of the Norman-French conquest of England led by William of Normandy or known as William the Conqueror.” According to About Education “Beowulf may have been composed as an elegy for a king who died in the seventh century, but there is little evidence to indicate whom that king may have been.” Throughout the epic poem Beowulf …show more content…

During the feast, an envious Dane named Unferth taunts Beowulf and accuses him of being unworthy of his reputation. Beowulf responds with a description of some of his past history. His confidence made Danish warriors very happy, and the feast lasted into the night. When the demon arrived, Beowulf fought him with no weapons. The demon was no match for Beowulf as Beowulf was much stronger than he was. The demon appeared to be afraid of Beowulf. As the demon, Grendel struggled to escape, Beowulf tears his arm off wounding him. After being wounded Grendel goes back to the swamp to die and Beowulf took the severed arm back as a souvenir to hang in the hall to show his defeat of the demon. Everyone was happy and overjoyed of the defeat of the demon, and Hrothgar gives Beowulf gifts and treasure at a feast in his honor. Songs are sung in praise of Beowulf, and the celebration lasts late into the night. But another threat is approaching. Grendel’s mother, a swamp-hag who lives in a desolate lake, comes to Heorot seeking revenge for her son’s death. She murders one of Hrothgar’s most trusted advisers, before slinking away. To avenge his friend death, the men traveled to the murky swamp, where Beowulf dives into the water and fights Grendel’s mother in her underwater home. He kills her with a sword forged for a giant, then, finding Grendel’s body he cuts off the head and brings the head as a prize to Hrothgar. The Danish countryside is now rid of its dangerous

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