Beowulf was a leader of a tribe, and after defending the Danes, is made a king. He is known for defeating monsters with his bare hands, displaying grand acts of bravery, and learning to humble himself by being a great leader for his people. I believe that I can relate to Beowulf in my leadership qualities as well as my attitude towards difficult tasks. I find that I am more of a leader by example. I like to take on the task at hand with a majority of the responsibility on myself. Sometimes this is because I feel 'if I want it done right then I should do it myself', and other times I find it easiest to teach by showing someone how to do it, and then helping others with my experience. Admittedly, this is one of my weaknesses. I need to work on sharing …show more content…
When the Danish people were threatened by Grendel and his mother, Beowulf took matters into his own hands and saved everyone. I think that had more to do with Beowulf thinking he was the only one who could save them rather than trying to teach the Danes how to slay a monster. As the story of Beowulf progresses, one can observe him maturing as a leader. An example of this is when he fights the dragon. Beowulf realizes this is a fight he cannot do on his own and brings along twelve other warriors. Even though eleven of these warriors betray him and desert him during the battle, one can see his leadership has evolved to start asking for help and distributing responsibilities to others. If he had not done this, the one warrior that stayed, Wiglaf, would not have been there and Beowulf would not have been able to defeat the dragon. I intend to work on this aspect of leadership and hope to one day be a memorable leader like Beowulf. Another way that I relate to Beowulf is my attitude towards difficult tasks. When Beowulf was given the task of fighting Grendel and his mother, he shed his armor and threw down his weapons. He then defeated the duo with just his bare