Beowulf ... now a movie?

Beowulf ... wow I havn't heard that name since senior year of high school! I mean it wasn't that long ago but man ... now their turning it into a movie! I just can't believe it these days, everything becomes a movie! I was digging through my senior year papers so I could elaborate more on Beowulf, being that I did forget what exactly it was about. I found this short assignment explaining the meaning and symbolism brought up numerous times in Beowulf concerning the lighthouse.

English I.E. Exercise
A.P. Essay Drill



Knowing that Beowulf himself was indeed going to die, he requested that a monument

be created in memory and in honor of himself and of his great deeds. Therefore, such a

statement describes exactly what was to be generated and how it was going to be established.

Taken directly from the text, titled Beowulf, he himself says,

"The brave Geats build me a tomb,
When the funeral flames have burned me, and built it
Here, at the water's edge, high
On this split of land, so sailors can see
This tower, and remember my name, and call it
Beowulf's tower, and boats in the darkness
And mist, crossing the sea, will know it."

What exactly is the specified tower and how will it represent all that Beowulf has done? Now

that, you see, is the question "floating" through the minds of many. As Beowulf was a hero

among all, when a lighthouse is put to use, it is used heroically. Beowulf is asking that the

people of the town construct a lighthouse in his memory, seeing that all lighthouses are indeed

immense in size.

Functioning as a guide to the many ships that roam the sea, a lighthouse beems its

light out into the midst. In times of danger and despair, Beowulf was called to beem his light. It

was then that he "shined his beacon of strengh." It was he who wounded Grendal so miserably,

forcing him to run into a hole at the bottom of a marsh, only to await his inevitale death.

Beowulf, just as the lighthouse, represents the qualities of a staunch soul. When ships look for

assistance, they look to the light, a guiding light. They look to be led in the right direction.

Beowulf, a hero, leads his people when they are faced with a dilemma. Being brave and heroic

means having a staunch soul.

As a lighthouse protects ships from dangerous weather, Beowulf not only fought for his

people, but protected them. Beowulf, as described in the text, is the mighty protector of men.

The lighthouse protects us and keeps us safe from the harmful sea. To sum up his reasonings,

Beowulf wanted a lighthouse built to represent how he did and forever will protect and honor his
people.


Not so bad huh? I'm not to sure if the ligthhouse has that much of an influence in the movie as it does in the book. I'm planning on seeing the movie ... one of these days when I actually have some time! I'll get back to you all and let you know!