Beowulf shows his bravery when he dives into the lake, knowing there is a great possibility of his death, as well as when he fights Grendel without having any weapons. In both of these cases Beowulf is risking his life for the benefit of others and showing his bravery by sacrificing himself. To show Achilles’ valliance, he goes to war with Hector and he comes to a battle where he knows he will die. Achilles still fights on, knowing that he will most likely not survive. Correspondingly, Odysseus also displays his own bravery during the Odyssey. Throughout the whole story, he continues push his way through all of the obstacles thrown in his way by the gods to get to his wife. He also shows this same valliance as, at the beginning of the story, he goes to fight in Troy, and later he climbs the mountain to save his men and risking his
Beowulf shows his bravery when he dives into the lake, knowing there is a great possibility of his death, as well as when he fights Grendel without having any weapons. In both of these cases Beowulf is risking his life for the benefit of others and showing his bravery by sacrificing himself. To show Achilles’ valliance, he goes to war with Hector and he comes to a battle where he knows he will die. Achilles still fights on, knowing that he will most likely not survive. Correspondingly, Odysseus also displays his own bravery during the Odyssey. Throughout the whole story, he continues push his way through all of the obstacles thrown in his way by the gods to get to his wife. He also shows this same valliance as, at the beginning of the story, he goes to fight in Troy, and later he climbs the mountain to save his men and risking his