Ulysses Vs Beowulf

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Most poems exaggerate the qualities of their heroes. In the poems Beowulf and Ulysses, they express the journeys of two epic heroes. Beowulf and Ulysses share many similarities but ultimately have different points of view on why/how they fight their battles.
In the epic poem Beowulf, Beowulf fights three opponents, Grendel, Grendel’s mom and the dragon. In an altercation between Beowulf and his arch nemesis, Grendel, an enemy of Hrothgar and his people, he says the following, “Screams of the Almighty's enemy sang…Taut throat, hell's captive caught in the arm.” Beowulf uses his physical strength to defeat his opponents. Since Beowulf fights for glory, he uses his bare hands instead of weapons. With this act Beowulf shows his leadership by

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