Modern Day Grendel

In the Disney movie Snow White, there are some similarities to the epic poem Beowulf. The biggest similarity is between the characters. Snow White is similar to Beowulf. The biggest similarity between the two of them is that they’re both their heroes of the stories and their stories are named after them. But also, Snow White is happy with her life, both before being with the dwarves and after. She’s loved by many and gets to rule over a kingdom with the prince. Similarly, Beowulf is loved, admired and looked up to by many people because of his fame and rules a kingdom as well. The Evil Queen is most similar to Grendel. They’re both villains that want desperately to take down the heroes. Their reasons are very similar. The queen knows that Snow White is more beautiful than her and is envious. She wants people to love her. Grendel is an outcast, living on his own. He wants to be a part of the celebration and happiness that he can hear at night. Although the stories of Snow White and Beowulf are very different, it can be said that when the most basic elements of the two works are compared, they have essentially the same major elements.