Throughout this paper I plan to examine the positive and negative repercussions of bravery in the epic poem “Beowulf.” I shall demonstrate how the consequences of bravery were beneficial in this epic. I shall also demonstrate how bravery did not always lead to a propitious outcome. The person who demonstrated the most bravery throughout this epic was obviously the main character, Beowulf. Throughout the span of his lifetime he became well renown for his bravery, …showed first 75 words of 750 total…

…showed last 75 words of 750 total…warriors in their strength and led them to the death that was waiting. And Now I follow them.” In conclusion I believe that in the epic poem, “Beowulf,” bravery has many repercussions, some positive and some negative. However, it seems that the positive repercussion outweigh the negatives. Beowulf seemed to enjoy a long and fruitful life, and he gets all that he ever wanted. He even gets a monument for people to remember him by.