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Beowulf and sir Gawain have many things in common. We will be discussing them later on, but their main similarity is that they're both heroes. A hero is a person who must pass through a test and a battle (mental, spiritual or physical) to help someone else. He must be selfless, and act for others rather than himself. All societies have supported heroes, like the ancient Greek's Hercules and the modern day Spiderman. These are hero stereotypes, with supernatural powers. Heroes don't have to be stereotypes, but can be firemen, policemen or soldiers. Two famous heroes in ancient literature are Beowulf and sir Gawain... Beowulf is about a guard who must destroy a destructive monster who has eaten many of Beowulf's fellow guards. When the monster tries to grab Beowulf, Beowulf clutches his arm, squeezes it, until the monsters hand falls off, & than the monster runs away. Sir Gawain starts...

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