What is the Purpose of Their Journeys

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THEIR JOURNEYS? Mary Espedal English IV 9/20/00 The Victorian period lasted from 1830 to 1880. This era marks the climax of England’s rise to economic and military supremacy. The Victorians brought increasing efforts to achieve political, social, and economic quests to met changes made by industrialization. For example, characters in the poems Ulysses, Prospice, and Beowulf go on journeys to seek a purpose. In Ulysses, a poem written by Alfred Tennyson, the …

…smote him down. The corpse sprang wide as he struck the blow. The hard sword-stroke that severed the head. (“Beowulf”, 1065-1071) Beowulf’s quest was successful and fulfilling. All these characters went on some sort of journey or adventure to fulfill themselveds but all in different ways. Ulysses searched for life, the character in Prospice searched for death, Beowulf searched for revenge, and all three carried on their individual quests with pride, courage, and determination.