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Essays
on Beowulf - pg. 4 of 8
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Beowulf
and The Poem of the Cid: Epic Legends
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A legend is a story that has probable historical
roots but has been told and retold, embellished
and personalized to the individual and their
culture. The hero in a legend is generally larger
than life. Legends are often narrative and present
a theme or problem that was central to the
development of the time period. Heroic tradition
is, simply stated, the ages old pattern of story
that begins with a hero in unusual circumstances,
the search or quest, the transformation of the
Hero and a resolution. Beowulf, an epic poem of
Old English origins, and The Poem of the Cid, an
eleventh-century epic poem from Spain, are both
considered legends from the oral tradition that
mirror the developmental stages of their culture.
This 5 page paper explores the tale of Beowulf and
the Poem of the Cid with an emphasis on their
status as legend based on the shared concepts of a
hero on a quest and the theme as reflective of the
stage of development of feudalism. No additional
sources are listed.
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Beowulf:
The Connections with Rap
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A 6 page discussion of the connection of the similarities
of the epic tale of Beowulf with contemporary rap culture.
Contends that, while there are no evolutionary connections
between these two styles, there is a striking similarity
between these two cultures even though they are separated
by both time and geography. While the target of the
violence and the causes and consequences of that violence
is certainly different, the protagonist's braggadocio in
Beowulf is a reflection of the culture of today's rappers.
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Beowulf,
Sir Gawain, and Prince Hamlet on the Nature of Man
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A 6 page paper which presents a creative dialogue between
Beowulf, Sir Gawain and Prince Hamlet, in which the trio
are sitting in a pub and argue about the nature of man,
considering his purpose on earth, his challenges and the
best way to meet those challenges, with an ultimate
conflict resolution. Each argument will be presented in
the context of the fictional character, citing appropriate
quotes from the epic poem, “Beowulf,” the narrative
romantic poem, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” and
William Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Hamlet.”
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Filename: TGbehaga.wps
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