evilmac Evil Defined in Shakespeares Macbeth and Beowulf :: comparison compare contrast essays

Evil Defined in Macbeth and Beowulf        For centuries despicable was defined by human preoccupation, and it was often indicated in the English literature.  From Beowulf to Macbeth,  peoples scholarship on the nature of hatred-minded had matured and became more(prenominal) complex.        In Beowulfs period, evil was simply defined based on outer appearances and actions. The author of Beowulf depict the evil Grendel as a fearsome monster He(with sharp claws)...snatched up thirty men, smashed them.   For the very(prenominal) reason,  Grendels mother was also considered evil although she still wanted to r reddenge her son.  The last evil character in the written report was the Dragon.  He killed the Geats and burned their homes with his breath of fire.   Monster and evil certainly had the same meaning in the Pre-Christian time.        As Christian was introduced, a new interpretation of evil that concentrated on human values and thoughts had emerged.  The Christian believed that the heptad deadly sins were the cause of evil.  Thus in the play Macbeth, Macbeths tragic flaws were rattling the deadly sins. They were greedy and envy.  Macbeth was not satisfied with his current position, Thane of Glamis, and not even his newly gained Thane of Cawdor would please him.  He had only one thing on his mind, the john.  When he became the king, he envied Banquos having heirs who would be rivals for the throne.  The Christian also developed the supposition of the great chain of being.  It basicall(a)y stated that a person could not and was not allowed to change his social status.  Thus in the play,  everyone eventually turned against Macbeth, who had broken the great chain of being by taking the throne from the rightful king.  At the end, Macbeth died as an evil being who had broken all the Christian rul es.        The nature of evil also became unclear as it got more complex.  In Macbeth, the play began with the three witches meeting.  To a first-time reader, it would appear that these weird baby were the evil ones, because it was a common human perception.   Who could be more evil than a witch who vowed to punish a sailor only because his married woman cursed her and refused to give her some