The two characters Beowulf and Achilles share similar steps they go through during their journeys. Some of the similarities they both share include the heroic structure and/ or character they possess. Also, they both have people or things that help them through their success as heroes. Finally, they both have to face an ultimate test or supreme ordeal. These similarities are what really build up the story created by the authors, which are to be discussed. In both stories of the Beowulf and Achilles, the two heroes compared in multiple ways on their journeys. Beowulf and Achilles come off as this hero, or obtain hero-like personality. Both of them have “magical” powers. Beowulf has superhuman strength, which is clearly shown when he fights grendel, “He twisted in Pain, And the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder Snapped, muscle and bone split And broke” (Raffel, 80). Achilles is “invincible” everywhere on his body except for his heel, which he obtained from his mother when she dipped him in a pool of invincibility, and he …show more content…
Beowulf’s ultimate task is when he takes on the Dragon with his ally Wiglaf. Although people doubted him, he completed the task and was the hero. Achilles ultimate task was to defeat Hector, champion of Troy, who also killed Achilles cousin Patroclus. Achilles approaches the situation with no fear, defeating hector, then dragging his dead body by a chariot around the walls of Troy. They both achieve victory in their tasks which contributes to their Hero character also. McDonald 3 In conclusion, Beowulf and Achilles attain a lot of similarities in their adventures. They both show the hero-like structure or character that everyone likes about them. They both have allies/hepler’s and talisman that are with them on their journey’s. Finally, they both have a final difficult task that they must accomplish for their own desire, and for the people they care about the