Moral Ambiguity In Beowulf

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Beowulf has been a respected piece of literature for many years, but the story itself is never told exactly as the epic poem was originally written in 600 CE. because of the extensive years of being told and the changing of sophistication in each audience each time the story is told it is adjusted it to fit the listeners much like the scops did. Today's audiences are more emotionally sophisticated than people in 600 CE, so the creators of the movie Beowulf largely change the story structure of the original epic poem.
One theme of our thesis that the motion picture portrays is moral ambiguity. Much like the epic poem Grendel just wants to fit in with civilization and be worthy of love but is never accepted. Before Grendel attacks the first
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