Beowulf
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The Legacy of BeowulfThis is paper describing what made Beowulf a legend.
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Beowulf: A Critical AnalysisThe Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf masters the depiction, symbolism, and struggles of good and evil. The battle between Beowulf and Grendel illustrates this point.
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Beowulf & Grendel: An Epic Worth WatchingBeowulf & Grendel, starring Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgard, and Sarah Polley, takes an different spin on the story of Beowulf, but still ends up as a quality movie. -
Beowulf - a Story of a Dual OrdealOver the years, people who have analyzed Beowulf have had several contradictions within their beliefs.
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Beowulf (2007) - a Movie ReviewBeowulf is a computer generated action adventure based on the epic poem Beowulf. The basic storyline is Beowulf defeats the monster Grendel and Grendel's demon mother and in turn becomes a famous king.
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A Complete Summary of BeowulfFor everyone who has had to or is currently reading the epic poem Beowulf, this is a great summary. It points out all of the minor conflicts and meanings without all of the hard anglo-Saxon poetry.
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Beowulf: A True Hero?This piece discusses the concept of a hero back in medieval times and today, and asks the question, "Would Beowulf be a hero by today's standards?"
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Why Beowulf is Turning Over in His GraveThe Beowulf epic differs radically from the movie. He is neither a lecher nor a liar in the epic. -
Beowulf: The Movie and the Freedom of TextsA Medievalist reads the Beowulf movie. I'm interested in how the movie adapted the text more than the accuracy of the interpretation. -
Beowulf: Great Epic Poem to Great Epic MovieWhy you should go see Beowulf. -
Beowulf - - ResponseI found the book Beowulf a little harder to understand compared to the Odyssey. This is because the words used are ones that I'm usually unfamiliar with.
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Beowulf and Sir Gawain: Loyalty and ReligionIn this essay, I compare and contrast the two different characters of Beowulf and Sir Gawain to show the differences between the cultures in which their respective stories arose.
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Is Beowulf like 300, Here is My Sneak PreviewBeowulf is not like 300 -
Zemeckis' Beowulf Movie Review: Making a StatementBeowulf takes tremendous artistic license to blend CGI and motion capture technology, then renders it in IMAX 3D to bring a level of hyperreality for the audience to savor.
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The Lasting Legacy of Beowulf Evident in the Film: The 13th WarriorThere are a number of striking similarities between "Beowulf" and "The 13th Warrior" in terms of plot lines, adversaries faced by the protagonist, and the ideologies behind both works.
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The Question of Christianity in Beowulf and the 2005 Film Adaptation, Beowulf and GrendelUsing the poet's references to pagan rites and practices, Robinson contends that "it is precisely the condemned pre-Christian past to which the Beowulf poet devotes his poem."
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Monstrous Ambition: Qualities of the Beasts of BeowulfA literary guide to the "bad guys" of Beowulf. What makes these foes so formidable to a reader? Their looks? Personality? Strength? And how in the world do you win against such a beast?
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Gender Roles and Their Implications in BeowulfArticle discussing gender roles and their implications in Beowulf.
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Full Review of the Beowulf MovieWhy do people bother to make full CGI movies when there are actors to do the acting? I am babbling about the full CGI movie entitled Beowulf, starring the voices of Angelina Jolie, & Anthony Hopkins to name the least.
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Beowulf, Lanval, and The Miller's Tale: Uniquely Representative of Medieval Social OrderBeowulf, Lanval and The Miller's Tale each depict the social order of their time and give modern readers great insight into the world in which they written.
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Characteristics of a Hero: Comparing Beowulf and Sir GawainWhether Beowulf and Sir Gawain are fabled heroes possessing characteristics valued by the societies from which they came or two roles created to parallel certain biblical characters, they both conveyed two utterly different concepts of what a hero can be.
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Beowulf Movie Review..The Polar Express animation is put to good use in Beowulf.
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The Allegory of BeowulfAn essay discussing the epic of Beowulf.
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"Beowulf": A Movie ReviewThis article reviews the computer generated movie "Beowulf".
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Instances of Fate in BeowulfA paper I wrote for my British Literature class. Not a full fledged research paper, but an informative one for anyone who needs a better understanding of Beowulf.
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The Theme of Identity in BeowulfThe paper explores the theme of personal identity in "Beowulf" and its implications for main characters.
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Beowulf: The Heroic KingThe three battles of the poem, Beowulf - the battle of Grendel, Grendel's mother's vengeance, and the greedy dragon, all provide evidence of Beowulf's heroic side building up. -
Beowulf: A Character AnalysisA look at the character of Beowulf to determine 2 things; 1. Is he Christ-like? 2. Should he have fought the dragon?
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Early British Literature: Christianity in BeowulfIn Beowulf, the emergence of Christianity is evident throughout the story and displayed by the deeds and actions of the poem's characters.
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The Epic Hero: A Summary of BeowulfAn overview of the qualities that make Beowulf an epic hero.
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Alas, Poor Beowulf!Today, while Beowulf is by no means ignored, it seems to receive much less attention than various adaptations that either parody or deconstruct it.
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Beowulf and Ethics in a Heroic SocietyA discussion of ethical considerations in Beowulf.
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Literary Devices Used in BeowulfIn the novel Beowulf; literary devices are used. These literary devices are alliteration, assonance, caesura, and kenning. Each literary device contributes to the passage and what the readers interpret from reading these particular literary devices.
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The Song of BeowulfBeowulf is the name of the hero and the poem tells of his brave deeds. The poem is in two parts and here in short is the first part.
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Beowulf as Epic HeroHow does Beowulf, the protagonist of the famed Anglo-Saxon epic poem, exemplify the qualities of a classic epic hero? I outline the reasons here.
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Influences on Beowulf's IndividualityIn literature, there are several factors that shape a character's identity. The decisions that they make allow the reader to understand who the character really is.
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Beowulf Vs the Thirteenth WarriorAlthough the themes of 'Å"honor versus dishonor' and 'Å"life versus death' are reflected in both, The Thirteen Warrior, a modern retelling of the epic Beowulf, holds a plethora of differences from its literary counterpart.
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Beowulf or Wiglaf: Which is the Hero?An opinion essay on heroism in Beowulf.
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Beowulf Vs. GrendelFor all its heroic glory, Beowulf is just one side of the story, the full dynamic of which cannot be properly understood without analyzing it against its "dark twin" - Grendel. -
Beowulf: Roles of WomenThe roles of women in the epic, "Beowulf," are often forgotten or pushed aside. The women in Beowulf play central roles to the epic.
