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How does Beowulf's rise to leadership affect his personality? Does it change or remain the same?

How does Beowulf's rise to leadership affect his personality? Does it change or remain the same?. Manuscript: -Beowulf’s rises to leadership causes Beowulf to be humble, loyal, brave and have selflessness (‘"Beowulf - New World Encyclopedia.“)

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How does Beowulf's rise to leadership affect his personality? Does it change or remain the same?

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  1. How does Beowulf's rise to leadership affect his personality? Does it change or remain the same? Manuscript: -Beowulf’s rises to leadership causes Beowulf to be humble, loyal, brave and have selflessness (‘"Beowulf - New World Encyclopedia.“) - Type 2 hero. ("Beowulf - New World Encyclopedia." ) -died in honor ("Beowulf - New World Encyclopedia." ) -inspires ("Beowulf - New World Encyclopedia." ) Topic sentence/ conclusion: In conclusion his rise to leadership doesn’t affect his personality, it remains the same. Movie: -Beowulf lies about beating grendals mother (Ansen) -Falls into lust with grendals mother (Ansen) -viewed as a flawed, buff and “seductive” hero. (Ansen) • “poised” for success (Sperling) -Hunky hero (Sperling) -Hrthogar viewed as a drunken mess (“Points of View Reference Center Home: The big, bad 'Wulf'.“) Topic sentence/conclusion: rise to leader ship affects behavior and how he presents himself.

  2. How do we define the personality traits of a hero? Manuscript: -Loyal, humble, brave, respective, dies for honor, would die for glory (court, the members of Hrothgar's) Movie: - Wants glory, wants power, “(Points of View Reference Center Home: The big, bad 'Wulf”)

  3. How do the setting, conflicts, and antagonists influence the development of literary heroes? • Manuscript: • Setting: • -Great Danish kingdom • -Men’s success thrive on glory • Geats greeted by Hrthogars court ("Beowulf - Story." ) • Conflict • -Battle against grendals mother,grendal and previous creatures from childhood • Antagonists: • -Unferth • -Grendals Mother, Grendal, dragon

  4. Continued: How do the setting, conflicts, and antagonists influence the development of literary heroes? Movie: Setting: -Great Danish kingdom -Men’s success thrive on glory -Geats greeted by Hrthogars court ("Beowulf - Story." ) Conflict: -Grendals Hrothgars son -Grendals Mother has Hrothgar under a “curse” that Beowulf is now under. -Hrothgars wife is mistreated -Wife is suspicious of Hrothgar Antagonist: -Grendal,Grendals mother, other previous battle creatures, dragon.

  5. How does Beowulf's rise to becoming a hero affect the rise to becoming a hero in today's novels? -Being a hero during the Anglo Saxon times was how you became “famous”, men died in Glory and that’s what they thrived on ("Beowulf - New World Encyclopedia.“) - ****After his initial victory, moves over to the dark side. Instead of killing the monster's mom next makes a deal with her and allows self to get seduced ("The Greatest Literature of All Time - Movies: Beowulf." ).**** shows how media affected the story of Beowulf.

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