Actually I was familiar with the context of Beowulf because I had taken English Literature subject once before. Though I have realized that I did not pay attention as much as necessary at the last time when I heard the poem first. But this time I learned more about it on the ground that I had been in Denmark at this time last year which is the place the story takes place on Hrothgar's side -the king of the Danes-. While listening to my teacher, I felt like I came back to Denmark and witnessed the legend when it occurred.
On this post, I would like to make some comments about the inconspicuous parts of the epic story. In epic stories, the striking character is always a hero and there is nobody stronger than him and nothing more significant than the things he made. So, Beowulf is the hero in this epic. From beginning to the end of the poem, Beowulf joined three important battles. The first one was against Grendel -the monster harming inhabitants because they were having too much fun bu lavishing and wasting too much food & money in their great hall with a heavy extravagance-, the second one was against Grendel's mother -suffering from her son's murder by Beowulf and seeking vengeance for this-, the third and the last one was against the dragon -revenging ravages because his treasure was stolen during his sleep-.
Nobody sees the story from the antagonists' perspective. Not only Beowulf but also they have excuses to fight with his/their enemy/enemies!
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