Superman And Beowulf Similarities

There are many superheroes in the world with many different abilities. Many people would argue that many heroes are connected by some point or another. Though it is true that there are several correlations between the hero Beowulf and Superman, also known as Clark Kent, there are also quite a few differences. Beowulf is the hero of the of an old English epic passed down form word of mouth. On the other hand, Superman is a comic character in the DC universe. Even though Beowulf and Superman’s stories vary drastically they are similar in their travels and abilities.

One major similarity between Beowulf and Superman is their battles with supernatural foes. For example, Beowulf defeated the monstrous Grendel, a dragon, and Grendel’s mother. Similarly, superman had several fights with the invaders from Krypton. The battles are related in many ways such as their fighting style. The heroes in both battles only use their fist in battle, that is if the opponent

The heroes have most of the same abilities with some variations. For example, Superman has these abilities: shoots lasers from his eyes, x-ray vision, and superhuman hearing. Although Superman has more abilities than Beowulf, they share the abilities of strength and speed. In “Man of Steel” and “Beowulf”, the heroes are shown to be superhumanly strong in various scenes such as in Beowulf’s fight with Grendel and Clarks childhood bus crash. During the fight, Beowulf tears Grendel’s arm from his body with his bare hands. Similarly, during Superman’s childhood, the bus that he was riding in had its tire blow and caused it to crash into a river, reacting to this situation Clark saved everyone. In the same scene, where Grendel’s arm gets ripped off, it states that Beowulf moved with such speed that Grendel didn’t even know what had happened. Superman exhibits these abilities in the movie during the flying scenes where you can see and hear that he breaks the sound