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Beowulf Archetypes
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The Task
- This is the objective the hero must take on in order to complete their duty
- In this epic poem, Beowulf must banish all evil from the Danes and his homeland for peace and safety of the inhabitants of the lands
The Unhealable Wound
- This means that a wound is impossible to treat (whether mental or physical) and eventually leads to death or a decline
- In Beowulf, it is the tragic death of Beowulf himself
- He is unable to return to normal health after overcoming the dragon at the end and dies as a result
A Story with Same Archetypes
- A story that contains the same archetypes is "The Crucible"
- "The Crucible" is similar because the protagonist is risking her life and the women deemed "witches" are possessed
- The main character has to convince the town of Salem that she is not a witch but the strain of trial makes her deluded in a way
The Creature of Nightmare
The Underworld
Grendel
- "The Creature of Nightmare" is a villain that is a deviation of the human form
- The main antagonist of the epic poem
- He comes from his den, preying on the Danish people, only to engage in cannibalism
Scapegoat Hero
- The place where the villains are at
- In the epic poem, "the underworld" is Grendel's den, Grendel's mother's underwater lair, and where Geats' treasure is at
Beowulf
- The "scapegoat hero" is a person who sacrifice themselves to save others
- The main protagonist of the epic poem
- He has to defeat multiple people in order bring light to the Danes and later dies due to a dragon bringing wrath to the Geats
Beowulf Archetypes
By: Alyassa Boyd+
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