BEOWULF, THE REFLECTION OF GOOD IN THE EARTH.

Great warrior Beowulf represents good on earth, possessing all the graces of God, who over

the accounts of the poem, will be faced with great bravery to the representations of evil on

earth, demons called Grendel and also the mother of it. And at the end of his days, also with

a dragon, guardian of ancient treasures, who after a fight between them, will this hero who

robs life during the conflict, but will both be dead at the end of the battle.

Beowulf leaving your name written forever as the greatest warrior king, endowed with

great strength and noble heart, capable of giving the kingdoms battle to help afflicted by

demons or by enemies from other lands, regardless of the risk. These brave companies

meant to his life. Hrothgar as he did in the Heorot.

Beowulf is perhaps the representation of what should be the man, a hero who has all good

virtues, which is guided by the path of good, apart from greed and ambition, who helps

everyone who needs your help. Being guided by kindness, by courage and strength.

Beowulf is a hero who represents a being endowed with all the gifts of God, who did not

gets caught and guided by evil.

Perhaps if we all were to be guided by the values we have Beowulf, life in today's world

would not be as it is today. We live in a world where man is only focused on obtaining their

interests, where selfishness and greed are embedded in society. The man, in a constant

struggle to obtain greater material wealth does not help the neighbor, but takes advantage of

his weakness to destroy him. No matter, only their own benefit. Those who govern nations,

do not represent what Beowulf did in his nation, because coming to power, man covets

more than it already possessed, no compassion for those living next to him. Once in power

exhausts every resource for benefit of strongest and of itself, leaving a total abandonment

underdog.

He did not Beowulf, who was always willing to help those in need and even when people

decide that the rule, naming him as their king, continues to fight to keep all his people to

safety, risking his life to protect them. As he did when he faced a dragon, protector of a

great treasure, after one of his vassals dared to break into the cave where the animal lived,

stealing a piece of the treasure, the enraged animal attacked the village of Beowulf, and he

was armed with courage and swore again to his people that the dragon would be finished.

He did, chose his brave and noble knights, with whom he would go to confront the beast.

When they reached the place he decided to enter the cave alone, because deep down I knew

that this would be his last battle. The men waited and heard loud noises of battle so they

fled, only one of them, the more faithful to his king, he decided to go to the aid of Beowulf,

to restore everything in a way that Beowulf had ever done for them. On reaching the side of

their king, faced with the same ferocity of the dragon, together managed to win and kill

him, freeing his people from the attack of the beast. But Beowulf would give his life in this

last battle, letting God take his soul peacefully, he never did wrong to any man, and that if

he fought all his life to helping anyone who needed it, regardless of having to risk his own

life . Beowulf fought by those who needed it with great courage, to face all danger, without

fear of losing his life.

It is difficult to understand that not being the kindest of kings, only one of the men who

accompanied him on his last battle risked his life to help his eternal protector.

The same is true today, not being the good and noble man, receives help from everyone,

only few dare to risk everything for those who have always helped his neighbors.

The poem Beowulf presents these aspects mentioned, that even in modern society remain

and that in turn contrast with the account in the poem, about a brave warrior who always

fought to defend those who needed it, to face unimaginable dangers but these acts of

bravery and kindness, put their lives at risk.

 The man of today, no doubt, should seek to achieve all the virtues that God gave this great

warrior of ancient times.

Name: Lucia López Sáez.English 2° year.