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Essay / The prevalence of monsters in Beowolf and Hamlet
What is the meaning of a good life? How to realize the right to happiness? We live in a society full of suffering, depression, terror and mass murder. It's no wonder there are so many monsters in our society today. (The Creation of a Monster 1) In history, there are many forms of heroes and many forms of monsters. But what you didn't know is that a hero could also be compared to a monster. A hero is defined as “a person, usually a man, admired or idealized for courage, exceptional achievements, or noble qualities” (Google). A monster is defined as “an imaginary creature usually large, ugly, and frightening” (Google). In our society today, we have many heroes but an equal number of monsters. (Monsters in Society page 2) Killers are the biggest threat to humans in today's society because they might be the most original and kindest person ever who turns out to be the killer. The huge amount of monsters in our society are killers and greedy. Many people's lives are in danger every day simply by being around these people without even knowing it. No one can trust a stranger, a friend, or even a family member. TV shows and movies show the killer as a typical psychotic person. When it can be anyone that people come in contact with, they are just more experienced on how to fool a regular person. (The Creation of a Monster, page 2) People's mindset is different once they are around suspicious people or if they feel they are in some type of danger in the presence of a person typical, and at least 45% of the time they are right about how they feel about a person at the moment. (The Creation of a Monster, pages 3-4) In Beowulf, Beowulf was a hero to most but a monster to others...... middle of paper ...... the death of their fathers. They all act on their own emotions, which leads to the downfall of Hamlet and Laertes and the rise of one of them to power. Since the heads of the three great families have each been murdered, the eldest sons of these families have sworn to take revenge for their father's death and to kill anyone who tries to break in, and Hamlet and Laertes die testing their acts of revenge on because Laertes suspects Hamlet of being his father's murderer. He poisons his sword and cuts Hamlet while he is off guard. Hamlet then discovers that Cornelius is responsible and he kills him, then he slices Laertes while they were fencing. This is the lesson everyone must learn to realize that revenge is always the right choice, when someone disrespects their family or themselves. (Hamlet Pg by William Shakespeare 3-4)