Raymond Vargas - Final Exam

Beowulf’s Journey
Final Exam Essay
Raymond Vargas
1/16/2009

My final exam essay is on Beowulf’s Journey. This is the first part of the story. This is the part where he fights Grendel and his mother. He is a young man looking for glory and fame.

The calling was in the land of the Geats. A young man by the name of Beowulf was leaving Sweden to go help a friend of his father. The friend’s name is King Hrothgar. The king needed help and Beowulf goes because he feels the need to help Hrothgar. The threshold was when at the kingdom of Hrothgar, Beowulf boasts his accomplishments to the king’s men. One night, a creature by the name of Grendel attacks Hrothgar’s men. The descent was when Beowulf goes and fights Grendel without any weapons.

The abyss in the first part of Beowulf’s tale is Herot, the party place of Hrothgar, and Grendel’s lair. The mentor was a magic sword, crafted by giants. He used it to defeat Grendel’s mother. The transformation was when he kills Grendel without any weapons. He defeated Grendel’s mother and leaves the lair.

The return and creation was when he returned. He had killed Grendel’s mother and Grendel. The place called Herot can now be used again without any fear. Beowulf fights only for glory and fame.

The conclusion is that Beowulf is a hero. He saved Herot from the terror and killing of Grendel and his mother. Most people today would think of Beowulf as a killer, but back then; he was considered the archetypal superhero.