How does this story compare to the hero stories from our culture? Provide at least one exmample of how Beowulf is similar, and one of how he is different. You should provide some evidence from the text to support what you claim.
Like I mentioned earlier, he is a lot like Hercules. He is the same because he fights off the same kinds of creatures (dragons, Grendel & his mom, etc). He is different because unlike Hercules, his motive is not at all selfish. Hercules was a great hero, but in some stories (like the classic disney one) he is doing it to reunite with his father and become a God. I think that Beowulf was doing it just to be good. He actually said he wanted to help Hrothgar win back his kingdom and his beautiful hall, Herot.
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