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Like many heroic battles the protagonist (Beowulf) must be compared to the antagonist (Grendel) in the most even physical level to demonstrate that he wins because his cause is just not because his technology is better. The same imagery is used in most westerns (the Morality plays of the American cinema) where it is the hero that brings "a knife to gun fight" to demonstrate that his innate goodness is his real strength.
In this case Beowulf is the new hero of Christianity coming to the wilds of Scandinavia, Grendel is the evil holdover of the heathen past.
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What frustrated the men when trying to help Beowulf in battle with grendel?
grendel cannot be killed with swards or anything else he must be killed with bare hands which beowulf could do but his warriors could not so they got frusturated becuase they were hitting their swards on grendel but he was not dieing but when beowulf took his bare hands to grendel he did die.
Beowulf must battle Grendel with his bare hands because -?
Beowulf chooses to battle Grendel with his bare hands to prove his strength and bravery, as well as to level the playing field since Grendel himself doesn't use weapons. Beowulf also sees it as a way to honor the tradition of heroism and to showcase his physical prowess.
What does Beowulf use to kill Grendel?
his sword
How do Beowulf and Spider-Man compare?
spidermann has natural powers and beowulf fights with his bare hands/
What fails Beowulf in each battle?
In Beowulf's battle with Grendel, he fails to defeat him with weapons, resorting instead to using his bare hands. In his battle with Grendel's mother, he fails to kill her with his sword, Hrunting, and relies on a magical weapon instead. Finally, in his battle with the dragon, Beowulf is mortally wounded as his sword breaks, resulting in his death.
What happens in Beowulf section X XIII?
Grendel attacks and Beowulf fights back with his bare hands, Beowulf rips off Grendel's arm, Grendel stumbles away to die, and Danes admire Beowulf's deed.
Which details from this description of the battle between Beowolf and Grendel add realism which details add epic grandness?
Details such as Beowulf's use of weapons like a sword and shield add a sense of realism to the battle. On the other hand, elements like Beowulf fighting bare-handed and tearing off Grendel's arm with his bare hands add a sense of epic grandness.
What weapon does Beowulf use to fight grendle?
Beowulf uses his bare hands to fight Grendel, as he believes it is an honorable way to face the monster. He chooses not to use any weapons, as he wants the battle to be a true test of his strength and bravery.
What is he doing for Beowulf?
He intends to fight the beast with his bare hands, and he does, and wins by doing so.
What happened in sections x in Beowulf?
Grendel attacks and Beowulf fights back with his bare hands, Beowulf rips off Grendel's arm, Grendel stumbles away to die, and Danes admire Beowulf's deed.
What describes the event in Beowulf sections xIII?
Grendel attacks and Beowulf fights back with his bare hands, Beowulf rips off Grendel's arm, Grendel stumbles away to die, and Danes admire Beowulf's deed.
What happen in Beowulf section X-XIII?
Grendel attacks and Beowulf fights back with his bare hands, Beowulf rips off Grendel's arm, Grendel stumbles away to die, and Danes admire Beowulf's deed.
