Critical Analysis of Beowulf

The Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf is the most important work of Old English literature. The epic tells the story of a hero, a prince named Beowulf, who helps rid the Danes of the monster Grendel and tells of his heroic acts fighting Grendel's mother and a Dragon. Throughout the epic, the Anglo-Saxon story teller uses many elements to build depth to the characters. Just a few of the important character elements in Beowulf are Wealth & Honor, …

…any form including that of Grendel. This deed serves throughout the epic serves as a symbol of Beowulf's Goodness. Beowulf has many other such archetypes, symbolic themes and themes, but the most important themes that serve to add depth to the characters are the wealth, honor, religious, man, and wildness themes. These themes not only serve to define a character, but they also give a as a motive for their actions. Bibliography no works cited