In the epic story of Beowulf, the hero is Beowulf. Beowulf shows his physical strength in the story by defeating Grendel. In line 219 of Grendel's mother it is told how Beowulf killed her. "...I cut him, broke the bones and everything." His strength is also described in line 213, describing how he "raised a sword so massive that no ordinary man could lift it." Beowulf's determination, or his will to win, was present throughout the story, even until his death. A quote that describes this is: “…he cut the beast in two, cut it into pieces. He fell…” (line 185). He shows courage with his cousin Wiglaf when they defeat the fire dragon. In line 189 it says: "...their courage had slain him, two noble cousins ​​had joined in the slaying of the dragon." » Beowulf also shows courage in all his battles. His intelligence is far above all others. He used the sword made by the giants to kill Grendel's mother. In lines 210-222 he describes how he was quick and saw the sword "hammered by giants, strong and with their magic...and struck with all the strength he had left, caught it in the neck and passed through her…” Beowulf was selfless because he always put the needs of others before his own. The only reason he came to Herot was to help the people against Grendel. He even stayed to defeat Grendel's mother and the fire dragon. "My life was almost lost, fighting for her, struggling under water: I would have been dead at once and the fight over, if our Heavenly Father had not helped me." (Line 310). In the story, Beowulf is also a tragic hero. He possesses kindness by telling the king of the Danes in lines 1-8 that he is honored to be there to help them. Beowulf demonstrates superiority in the story. “I sold my life for this treasure, and I sold it well.” (Line 76). I believe his tragic flaw is that he was overconfident and never brought the right weapon to fight. In line 113, he tells how his sword broke into pieces after hitting the dragon. Beowulf's tragic realization is that he knew his time had come, because he believed in the Lord..