Beowulf: The hero An epic is a long narrative poem on a serious subject. It usually is about the adventurers of a hero. The hero is usually a figure of high social status and one who is often of great historical or legendary importance. In the epic poem Beowulf, Beowulf is the hero. He shows that he is a great man by always putting other things before his own needs. He is important and needed …showed first 75 words of 565 total…

…showed last 75 words of 565 total…shown by Grendel, his mom, and the dragon. Good and evil always leads to life and death. The good live and the evil die most of the time. In Beowulf the good defeated the evil. Beowulf was known by the Geats and the Danes as a very generous, kind, and strong person, who would give anything for the Survival of the people. These characteristics are what help to classify Beowulf as a true epic hero.