Who’s The Hero? Beowulf and Sir Gawain are both very brave characters. There are many similarities between the two. More numerous than the similarities are the differences. The differences between the two characters are like night and day. According to the dictionary, a hero is a man or boy of great courage, spirit, and has undergone great danger or difficulty. A hero is also any admirable or highly regarded man. A savoir, on the …showed first 75 words of 778 total…

…showed last 75 words of 778 total…and the Troll-wife. He had also slew the dragon and recovered the treasure for his people. Despite the fact that both have very different characteristics, and some heroic and savoir-like qualities, Beowulf should be considered the hero, and Sir Gawain is the savior. Both characters are very important not only in their respective stories, but in representing the hopes and fears of an ancient society where superstition governed the thoughts and imagination of the people.