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Title: The Role of Education in Beowulf
Description: This is a 2 and 1/5 page on the role of reputation in Beowulf. This paper also discusses how this plays a role in his family. 100% unique.

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In the epic story, the hero Beowulf is viewed and expected to be a model hero
...
 In Beowulf’s value of reputation, he hopes to 
achieve infamy by saving the human race
...
 
 

 Beowulf’s culture craves a good reputation that is only achieved by a few
...
 Before 
people died, they wanted to have a long­lasting impact on the lives around them, and they wanted their 
image to last as long as possible
...
 The reputation of the Geats was that their warriors were courageous and fierce; these 
qualities are expected to be apart of Beowulf’s identity since he is a descendant of the Geats
...
 This is no mere ​
hanger​
­on in a hero's armour" (244­251) 
Therefore, throughout Beowulf’s life he would have to live up to these expectations
...
 Warriors like Beowulf, and Beowulf’s 
dad, Ecgtheow, lived for war because it was a chance for them to prove their strength and abilities
...
 
Therefore, people would assume Beowulf to exceed everyone’s expectations to be a glorious warrior and 
ruler
...
 Unferth felt threatened by Beowulf because he was jealous of anyone 
who attained fame and glory
...
 But it 
was mostly beer that was doing the talking
...
 ​
Beowulf, as shown in this quote, thought it was 
necessary to reestablish the truth because he did not want the rumor to spread to other distant lands, he 
also wanted to show that his strength, or in this case his stamina, was superior that Breca’s
...
 He handles 
Unferth’s accusations with courage, which shows Hrothgar and the Danes that Beowulf has the 
confidence and means to defeat Grendel, and eventually Grendel’s mother
...
 This is exhibited when the narrator says, “Inspired again​
 ​
by the 
thought of glory, the war­king threw​
 ​
his whole strength behind a sword­stroke​
 ​
and connected with the 
skull” (2677­2680)
...
 This glory is what will eventually contribute to his reputation
...
 As a consequence, the dragon attacks the village
...
 In 
the end of the battle, Beowulf and Wiglaf were able to defeat the dragon, but the dragon left a poisonous 
bite on Beowulf’s neck that killed him
...
 Beowulf then says, "Order my troop to construct a 
barrow​
 ​
on a headland on the coast, after my pyre has cooled
...
" Beowulf’s dying request was for a 
tomb to be built in his name, and for the dragon’s riches to be distributed among the people
...
 This 
tower is significant to Beowulf’s reputation because it is a physical reminder of Beowulf’s legacy
...
 

 

A heroic and good reputation is vital to Beowulf and his culture because it is a long lasting 

reminder to people of who they were
...
 Ultimately, reputation was the most important value for Beowulf, because 
without reputation, the epic story of Beowulf would have never existed
Title: The Role of Education in Beowulf
Description: This is a 2 and 1/5 page on the role of reputation in Beowulf. This paper also discusses how this plays a role in his family. 100% unique.