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Title: Beowulf
Words: 1048
Beowulf
By: Sravisht Iyer
Beowulf is a story that leaves the reader no pause between climaxes. Much like the Matrix, it is a non-stop barrage of action. However, as any epic tale, Beowulf provides important insight into the early Anglo-Saxon culture. Just as the great Greek tragedies provide Greek beliefs of Godlike traits and Godlike behaviors, Beowulf provides an insight into the role of women in society.
In Beowulf, good Anglo-Saxon women are viewed as the ultimate homemaker. They are unassertive in their demeanor, ask very little and have the job of serving guests and warriors in the mead hall. There are two female figures we see in this story, Hrothgars wife, Queen Wealhtheow and Grendel's mother. Queen Wealhtheow is viewed as the atypical Danish woman. She is subser ...
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