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rough draft read through
- if you download then the recording becomes available

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Asma changes the perspective on Beowulf  and shows Beowulf as pride-filled, trying to control his fears and sins by fighting and killing monsters. Beowulf acts as the true monster in the story, and Grendel plays the role of the outcast worthy of love. Beowulf, known as “the mightiest man on earth, high-born and powerful,” with unparalleled strength, does not look the part of the monster. However, on the inside he struggles with excessive pride shown in his boasting, resulting in Hrothgar warning him, “beware of that trap… do not give way to pride” (Heaney 197-198, 1758-1760).

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instead of seeing Satan as pure evil, readers can view him as a strong leader who only does what he does because he has no other options.

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if you see Brutus as a hero or a villain depends on one's perspective

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EMPATHY- realize we are monsters

shows the basics of human nature. It makes us aware of our broken, sinful, monstrous behavior. Many often overlook this simple awareness because our eyes are drawn to the power, strength, and reputation of most heroes and people. We spend lot of our time looking outwardly at riches, fame, and accomplishments, not focusing inwardly at what matters, such as love, trust, and personality.

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Since Milton follows Satan after the fall, his grief in Hell, and his hardships traveling to earth, readers can connect to this character that faces trials. By writing Satan as a broken, suffering character, it is easy for us to sympathize with him, since we too are broken beyond repair.

Milton portrays Satan as someone who was thrown out of heaven for standing up to heaven's injustice. readers love an underdog and want Satan to win. This makes the readers question what is truly good or evil. Satan doesn't seem to be evil, just a broken lost character trying to stand up for what he believes

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- Brutus's fatal flaw- striving to be honorable, leading to his debate for if he should kill Caesar or not, "For let the gods so speed me as I love the name of honor more than I fear death"
- Antony mocking his honor
- Brutus worried about the appearance of the murder
-  he lets Cassius change his perspective pg 7
-  still with hero intentions he was a villain

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Asma- "The poem is ambivalent about its hero, making him an inspirational figure, but also tragic. His strength and reliability make him a champion, but his pride and conceit make him flawed"

FATAL FLAW

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Satan, normally seen as a truly evil creature or monster, takes on a new role in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, playing the role of someone standing up for injustice who falls down and then tries to make the best of his situation

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Brutus holds the label of the tragic hero in Julius Caesar, but when readers examine his role in the play, this label turns to villain.

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The character Beowulf, in the epic Beowulf, appears to fulfill the role of the hero, always saving the day by killing monsters, but when readers sit back and examine the complexity of the characters’ nature, their perspective can change as they now view Beowulf as the true monster.

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By exploring characters in Beowulf, Julius Caesar, and Paradise Lost, readers have the ability to examine the complexity of the characters’ nature and reassess their role as hero or monster.

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“Reading sensitive and lengthy explorations of people’s lives, ... literally putting yourself into another person’s position — [into] lives that could be more difficult, more complex . . . can lead to more empathy and understanding of other lives.”