He who had come to them from across the sea, bold and strong minded, had driven affliction off, purged Herot clean. Beowulf has traveled a great distance to help people in need. Even thoughBeowulf is a fictional character, he is clearly the heroic symbol neededby the people of the chaotic Middle Ages with his extraordinarycharacteristics of courage, strength, and integrity.To be a hero a person needs to be admired for courage,strength, and integrity. A hero is any person admired for courage. Aperson with courage can easily take on any task. Courage is not theabsence of fear but rather the know-how to control it. To be a herois also one that is strong. To be strong a person needs not onlybrawn, but the knowledge to use it. Strength without direction is liketrying to hit a cloud with a bow and arrow. A hero is also anyone thatposses integrity. With integrity a hero knows how to do without adoubt what is right. A person with integrity is unimpaired, so he isable to accomplish the task at hand. A person who upholds thesequalities and more is truly a hero.Beowulf, a hero for heroes overcomes the hideous creatureGrendle, in order to aid the Danes, whom are in the need of aid. Beowulf sits awake in uncertainty of what comes in the depths of theeverlasting night. This shows that Beowulf has an uncanny amount ofcourage. He, as any human in this predicament is obviously full offear, but with courage he is able to control this fear. As the infamousGrendle rushes towards Beowulf with great might, the mighty Beowulfcatches the viscous monsters claw and tears the whole limb from itsnow empty socket. This definately shows a great amount of strength. To have such great power to pull an arm from its socket he must bestrong. Beowulf traverses a great distance in order to help a foreignpeople whom are in the need of aid. By helping the Danes, Beowulfshows that he posses an elevated amount of integrity. Beowulf isdetermined to accompl...
