Since the dawn of time, the forces of evil have always tried to gain an upper hand over the forces of good. Ever since then, the battle has always had the same outcome; the righteous defeating the wicked. The epic poem, Beowulf, is the embodiment of this ongoing struggle, and displays many contrasts between good and evil through its settings, characters, and events. God, condeming Cain, the father of evil, to be shut away from …showed first 75 words of 627 total…

…showed last 75 words of 627 total…victorious before the Danes. In his hand he held the arm of Grendel that he torn off at the shoulder. The ongoing battle between good and evil is embodied in the epic poem, Beowulf, which displays the contrasts of these two forces through it settings, characters, and events. The epic shows the struggles between man’s faith and his fears, and proves that whatever incarnation evil takes will be suppressed by the power of God.