Beowulf: "In the Path of Exile"
A truly noble warrior, the mightiest man on earth, a high-bourne and powerful person leads his men through great battles. The distinguished one, the one who helps and counsels; he is valiant and venturesome, showing extreme bravery and courage. He is the hero; he is the good.
Grim powerful demons of destruction prowl through the dark, haunting the marshes. These God-cursed brutes, rule in defiance, gruesomely slaughter, mangle and murder, yet show no remorse.
They are the enemy; they are the evil. There is an important connection between the enemy and the hero, without this connection the hero is never defined. The evil enemy has essential characteristics which lead to Beowulf as a hero. Not only do the Dane, Geat and readers see him
as a hero, but most crucially he see's himself as a hero. …
