The poet's attitude toward beowulf's comrades were that they were flat out cowards. They were there when every thing was going good, but when it got really tough they fled like whimps. The poet feels that they were not true to their word when they said they would be there for him no matter what.A fter that they didin't even deserve to be called warriors, because a true warrior doesn't leave a fellow warrior to fend for themselves.
Well i believe the poet himself, really didn't approve of the actions of beowulfs comrades (except wiglaf)because the chioce of words that he used in the poem like,deceit,cowardly,dishonorable exc. basically showing that he wasn't pleased
Jacob Saunders- It seems that the comrades of Beowulf were only in it for the fame, they may have been men of great strength, but when it came down to it, they didn't truly have one-hundred percent loyalty to their leader. When the enemy encountered was strong enough, even to be a great challenge to Beowulf, they walked out on him and allowed him to die alone even in his older age. They appear to be honorable men toward the begining of the story when Beowulf's time comes to encounter Grendel and even Grendel's mother; they seem, though, to've lost their morale toward the end and their loyalty to Beowulf diminished with the exception of Wiglac. This is why Wiglaf was the man receiving the honor in the end, for standing next to his leader, even unto death.
The Poet describes his comrades as being jackals, doglike figures that feed on the flesh of dead beasts. And I believe the reason why the Poet characterized them in such a matter, basicially saying they aren't human. Beowulf was fighting the dragon all by him-self and they didn't do nothing, but ran into the woods. And their suppose to be Beowulf's right hand men, swearing their allegiance to Beowulf in return for a lavish life style.
The mighty Beowulf is to be marked a hero by himself, and a greater man for the trust and valor of his comrades. However, the poet marks Beowulf's comrades as cowards and whimps whom, in the face of danger, run in terror. All his men ran; a suggestion that their faith in their leader and their trust were not as great as it could have been. Because of this, Beowulf was left to fight by himself, as his supposed warriors, fled to safety in the woods. This shows how the poet conveys the Hero above his people, as a symbol of courage and strength, where others lack the will to fend for themselves.
The Poet’s attitude toward the behavior of Beowulf’s comrades is one of disgust in their cowardice and disapproval of their actions. He tells the readers exactly that by explaining how they were almost inhuman, jackals to be exact. The loyalty they gave to Beowulf at the beginning was not true and thus, leaving him to fight the dragon himself and die alone. This once again draws back to the jackal description because jackals would eat dead flesh, so indicating that since they knew that Beowulf was old, that they wanted him to die and try to take over in someway. Of course, Wiglaf did not allow this to happen.
The poet's attitude toward beowulf's comrades were that they were flat out cowards. They were there when every thing was going good, but when it got really tough they fled like whimps. The poet feels that they were not true to their word when they said they would be there for him no matter what.A fter that they didin't even deserve to be called warriors, because a true warrior doesn't leave a fellow warrior to fend for themselves.
ReplyDeleteWell i believe the poet himself, really didn't approve of the actions of beowulfs comrades (except wiglaf)because the chioce of words that he used in the poem like,deceit,cowardly,dishonorable exc. basically showing that he wasn't pleased
ReplyDeleteJacob Saunders- It seems that the comrades of Beowulf were only in it for the fame, they may have been men of great strength, but when it came down to it, they didn't truly have one-hundred percent loyalty to their leader. When the enemy encountered was strong enough, even to be a great challenge to Beowulf, they walked out on him and allowed him to die alone even in his older age. They appear to be honorable men toward the begining of the story when Beowulf's time comes to encounter Grendel and even Grendel's mother; they seem, though, to've lost their morale toward the end and their loyalty to Beowulf diminished with the exception of Wiglac. This is why Wiglaf was the man receiving the honor in the end, for standing next to his leader, even unto death.
ReplyDeleteThe Poet describes his comrades as being jackals, doglike figures that feed on the flesh of dead beasts. And I believe the reason why the Poet characterized them in such a matter, basicially saying they aren't human. Beowulf was fighting the dragon all by him-self and they didn't do nothing, but ran into the woods. And their suppose to be Beowulf's right hand men, swearing their allegiance to Beowulf in return for a lavish life style.
ReplyDeleteThe mighty Beowulf is to be marked a hero by himself, and a greater man for the trust and valor of his comrades. However, the poet marks Beowulf's comrades as cowards and whimps whom, in the face of danger, run in terror. All his men ran; a suggestion that their faith in their leader and their trust were not as great as it could have been. Because of this, Beowulf was left to fight by himself, as his supposed warriors, fled to safety in the woods. This shows how the poet conveys the Hero above his people, as a symbol of courage and strength, where others lack the will to fend for themselves.
ReplyDeleteThe Poet’s attitude toward the behavior of Beowulf’s comrades is one of disgust in their cowardice and disapproval of their actions. He tells the readers exactly that by explaining how they were almost inhuman, jackals to be exact. The loyalty they gave to Beowulf at the beginning was not true and thus, leaving him to fight the dragon himself and die alone. This once again draws back to the jackal description because jackals would eat dead flesh, so indicating that since they knew that Beowulf was old, that they wanted him to die and try to take over in someway. Of course, Wiglaf did not allow this to happen.
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