is it just me or does anyone else feel that Beowulf is setting himself up for a big fall? i was reading and i just kept thinking of all the times in the last two sections that Beowulf talks himself up to be this god-like warrior. this goes back to what we were talking about in class about the whole "pride as a downfall" thing.
~Joe
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Joe although i agree with you about Beowulfs huge ego and how it will probably be his downfall,Beowulf had to be confident to show the danes that he was worthy to be their guest.
I think that Beowulf could potentially fall because of his pride. However, because this is a story about heroism, maybe his pride is his weakness.
Joe, I completely agree with you on the fact about Beowulf having a huge ego. Although,I do agree with Eddie on the fact that he had to be confident to the danes. However, I think that this confidence may put him in a bad position sometime in this story.
Samantha Schaeffer
Beowulf is definitely setting himself up with his own arrogance to be shown up sooner or later. I think Laura's right, we haven't really seen much other weakness from Beowulf. It seems fitting that our hero's weakness turns out to be his ego.
-THE Dan Mullin
After Friday’s discussion and the reading from this weekend, I don’t know that Beowulf was being necessarily egotistical. He had to prove to Hrothgar that he was capable of helping him. Beowulf couldn’t just come into the hall and say he was going to stop Grendel with no proof he was capable of doing so. As Mr. Lazarow said, it was his resumé. In a way, he also was being honest. He really did prove to be the great warrior he claimed to be by winning the fight with Grendel.
I agree joe, i think that by the end, his ego will lead him to his downfall, because he fits the characteristics of a tragic hero, and his pride may be his fatal flaw.
I agree too, although while Beowulf is at his peak state I doubt he will be able to be taken down. In the end I believe he will be taken down at his weakest state because at his peak he is invincible.
Yes, I think he is a little cocky and his pride may be a small character flaw, but I don’t think that will be his downfall. As Laura said, he needed to talk himself up in order to impress Hrothgar. His egotistical response was solicited. I mean, with college applications, resumes, and job interviews, we're all put in that position at one point or another. That doesn't necessarily mean our confidence/arrogance/pride/ ego is our weakness, does it?
After reading "Another Celebration at Heorot" and today's discussion about how Beowulf doesn't respect the Danes, I believe that Beowulf's pride may actually lead to his downfall. Hrothgar warns Beowulf not to be too arrogant in lines 1758-1784; however as was discussed in classed today, Beowulf doesn't respect the Danes because they aren't good warriors. So isn't it reasonable to assume that Beowulf will ignore this advice and end up actually being hurt by his pride?
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