Thursday, November 20, 2008
Ryan Parker's Beowulf Question #1
As is evident in the story, Beowulf comes through when he is needed most. However, despite his successes, the tremendous trust people put in him to come through may be seen as, perhaps, too much. Is there anyone in today's world (whether it be in the U.S. or a foreign country) who is trusted by the people as much as Beowulf is in the story? Is there anyone in history or in the present who people look up to with the same desparation as the people in the story did to Beowulf? If so, cite an example, please.
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There is no one in our world today that is glorified as much as Beowulf is in the poem. In the old times, individual people were glorified more than they are today. For example: in the ancient times, Helen was classified as the most beautiful woman in the world. Today, we do not consider any specific person the pinnacle of beauty or the master of strength.
I think in some ways perfessional atheletes are held to the same regard, people place a lot of emotion into sports and major figures such as Tom Brady are always suposed to come out on top. In that way I feel that there is somewhat of a correaltion between the way people were glorifed in the Anglo-Saxon period and today.
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