Beowulf was a warrior. He also liked to jump into any challenge. He had a lot of pride but it could have been something more. His lust for battle and glory could have steamed from a deeper problem. The man was nuts. He seems to have very strong self-destructive tendencies. Either he is the world’s bravest man or just plain crazy.
In his fight against Grendel he wanted to defeat him using nothing but his grip. He grappled with him and used his strength to rip off Grendel’s arm. He went into the battle planning to defeat him using only his manly strength. He did not even have a plan of attack. He just winged it. Grendel was a monster known for his power, and he wanted to test his skills in battle.
He also goes to fight Grendel’s mother with no course of action. She is the mother of a monster. Feared across the land and he has no plan. Just runs in and dose whatever comes to mind. To him his death will be his and if he is defeated then so be it. He really does not seem to care if he dies in battle. He just wants the challenge.
He swam the ocean holding a sword just in case he needed it. It is bad enough he swam into the middle of the ocean, but he had to do it holding a large sword. He could not have even strapped it to his back he had to carry it with him in his hand. That just seems like a bad decision to a normal person.
To wrap it up he is either very brave or just mad. Someone who was not mad would have thought things out better. He just ran into every change without a care in the world. I could be reading too much into this but he just does not seem all there to me.
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