How Does Beowulf Help Us Understand the Characteristics

Beowulf tendings us to understang the chrateristic of early medeval anglo Saxon sociey especially the quality of a leader and how they receive respect. Bewoulf is a hero in this poem and has all the chracteristics for a anglo saxon society. He posess stength, bravness and belives that were all characteristics is anglo saxon socitey.Beowulf displays these virtues in his own actions and words during different circumstances throughout the poem.There are several marvelous characteristics, all of which Beowulf possesses. First of these characteristics is honor. Honor is showing a sense of integrity in ones actions. When Beowulf went to the land of the Danes to kill Grendel, he did it not because he wanted money, but because he wanted to help out the Geats. Beowulf felt as if it was the right thing to do since he had been successful in other(prenominal) deeds which he proudly says in lines 321-322, where he says They had in remembrance my courage and might. Many had seen me complete s afe from the conflict,. Beowulf expected no reward for his action, but rather just being able to portion another notch in his belt. It also shows extreme loyalty to his king as he is causa with death but does so anyway.Another noble-minded characteristic, which Beowulf possesses, is bra very(prenominal). Bravery is being able to go against the odds and possibly risk your life in the process. An example of Beowulf showing bravery is when he goes to slay the potassium hydrogen tartrate even though all his men abandon him. He realizes that the dragon is more powerful than he is, but he allow still not back down. In line 1493, he says not one foots space will I flee from the monster, thus showing his certain bravery by not giving up to the more powerful foe.One more heroic characteristic of Beowulf is his strong sense of duty. This means that he is always devoted to his people, his king, and their security. An example of this is again when he goes to slay the dragon. He has no he lp, he realizes that the dragon is more powerful, and most importantly, he realizes that he will probably not be returning victorious from this battle. In other words, he will die. In lines 1470-1474, it says Sad was his spirit, restless and ready, And the march of Fate immeasurably near Fate that would strike, seek his souls treasure, And deal asunder the spirit and flesh. Not long was his life encased in the bodyThis basically means that Fate was soon to run its course and he would loose his life in battle. He had to and did go along with this because he was the king and it was his responsibility to provide security for his people. Even though it was his responsibility, he didnt have to do it he could have run away like others may have.Overall, a hero is a person with distinguished qualities who goes against adversity to commit good deeds despite what could come across to them. A hero is a person who does things out of honor, bravery, and duty, not for rewards. Beowulf encompass es all of these qualities which you get to see is very important in anglo saxon socity.