Beowulf Good Vs Evil Analysis

Good vs. Evil In the epic poem Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney, it follows the dissension between the valiant and intrepid warrior and the supernatural evil that causes the message of good versus evil to be a primary theme throughout the poem. These struggles characterize both the protagonists and antagonists in the story, thus these opposite forces continually clash leading to a divide in society and a desire for good to outlast evil. Throughout the epic, the poet emphasizes the theme of barbaric against civilized through the message that one is classified based on the motives behind their actions, one cannot exist without the other, and divine intervention will always help good defeat evil. As the poem progresses, readers are able to distinguish how a villain is separated from a hero, which as the poet shows is due to the motivating causes of violent actions. Beowulf has strict and seemingly honorable reasons for his journey to defeat Grendel, as he states when he says, "I had a fixed purpose when I …show more content…
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The barbaric would not be barbaric if the civilized had not existed to fight them. Characters fall into their category, as their motives are revealed, and is proved by the poet to be the way of distinguishing the villains and the heroes. Conclusively, the poet makes certain that the good has no way of failing against opposing forces, by even using divine intervention to make that questionless. In consummation, the conflict of good and evil is the oldest in the book, and in relation to Beowulf stands as the most important concept which leads heroes and villains to be redefined but also remain exactly the