Characterization of BeowulfThe dialogue, action, and motivation revolve around the characters in the poem (Abrams 32-33). The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate the types of characters present in the anonymously written Anglo-Saxon poem, Beowulf - whether they are static or dynamic, flat or round, and whether they are represented by showing or telling. the reader is introduced, through the "story" of the scop, to Scyld Scefing, ancestor of the Danish ruling dynasty: Often Scyld the Scefing of enemies in squadron, of many tribes, the mead bench tore, frightening the earls. Since he was once friendless, a foundling, fate rewarded him: for he grew up under Welkin, in wealth he prospered, until before him people, far and near, who lived near the whale trail, heard his mandate, gave him gifts: a good king, him! Scyld and his son Beowulf and the latter's son Healfdene are mentioned but are not characters in the poem. The first real character the reader meets is Healfdene's son, Hrothgar, current king of the Danes: Hrothgar received such glory of war, such honor of battle, that all his kinobeyed with joy until his band of young comrades grow up. develops into a rounded character as the narrator begins to present his temperament and motivation: It occurred to him to offer his acolytes a room in the back, a master mead, more powerful than ever the sons of the earth have never seen, and within, then, to the old and the young, he would attribute all that the Lord had sent him, except only the earth and the lives of his men. Generous in spirit, Hrothgar only wishes ...... middle of paper ...... Beowulf. He is static, remaining resolutely courageous alongside the hero. The author uses both demonstration and narration techniques to develop Wiglaf. This essay has introduced the types of characters found by the reader in the anonymously written Anglo-Saxon poem, Beowulf - whether static or dynamic, flat or round, and whether represented by demonstration. or tell.WORKS CITEDAbrams, MH A Glossary of Literary Terms, 7th ed. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1999.BEOWULF. From The Harvard Classics, Volume 49. PF Collier & Son, 1910. Translated by Francis B. Gummere. http://wiretap.area.com/ftp.items/Library/Classic/beowulf.txtClark, George. “The hero and the theme.” In A Beowulf Handbook, edited by Robert Bjork and John D. Niles. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1997.