How are Macbeth and Beowulf different and similiar?
2007-01-16 13:42:20 · 2 answers · asked by ballergirl532 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
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2007-01-16 13:48:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 9⤋
They are both courageous.
Macbeth serves himself, Beowulf serves others.
Macbeth kills good people, Beowulf kills monsters.
Both are predicted to be king: Macbeth by the witches, Beowulf by birth to a king and queen.
Macbeth wants to make himself king, Beowulf trusts his fate.
Macbeth doubts himself (rightly so) and Beowulf doesn't.
Both die fighting.
Beowulf dies of wounds got while killing a dragon that threatens his people, Macbeth fighting a man he has wronged.
Beowulf dies happy because he has led a good life. Macbeth dies in despair; his only consolation is that he dies fighting.
2007-01-16 16:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋