This essay compares and contrasts the different battles in Beowulf.

Compare and Contrast the Battles in Beowulf What characteristics make the battles in Beowulf similar? What makes them different? The key component deals with whether or not fate remains with Beowulf during the battle. Three different battles occur in Beowulf and these different battles contain many of the same characteristics but with a few differences. The first battle involved Beowulf and the monster Grendel. The second battle involved Beowulf and Grendel's mother and the third …

…Beowulf gets the more fate leaves his side. This is shown in the second battle because Beowulf needs a sword and then in the final battle, he even needs the help of someone else. Eventually, fate leaves Beowulf so much that in the final battle the dragon wounds him mortally. If pride never overcome Beowulf, would he of been able to kill the dragon all by himself with his bare hands? Nobody will ever know.