Beowulf & Grendel

In both the poem Beowulf and the novel Grendel address the issue of fate versus free will. The primary belief expressed in the poem Beowulf was fate (between those two), I also thought it also expressed never to give up and always have your head up. The primary belief expressed in the story of Grendel is free will because Grendel used free will or self thought or free rule to fight and start problems with …

…and defeat all my fears. This is also very similar to my worldview cause I think that everyone needs to have fate and they should never give up! Beowulf and Grendel were both great tales that would probably make a great debate topic. I think that the two beliefs were both used many times through out each story and are also very similar to what people debate and argue about in our everyday lives—today.