Research Paper on:
Monsters

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to address, which has manifested in such a way as to be both repulsive and dangerous. Beowulf, Dracula and Frankenstein represent three monsters whose social impact are both similar  and misconstrued at the same time. Inasmuch as Seamus Heaneys Beowulfs fundamental purpose is to expose and delve deeply into humanitys true virtues  of courage, strength and physical prowess, it comes as no surprise that the monsters clandestine existence is that which reflects "evil blood-sucking hell-spawned creatures (their mothers), dragons, gore, and celebrations  abounding with tankards overflowing with succulent mead" (Poetry: Beowulf). Clearly apparent in the prevailing genre of the time is the issue of bravado and machismo, both of which have  significant humanistic connotations when assessing the nature of Beowulf from a monsters perspective. Although the storys characters are often presented as evil, satanic creatures, there still exists more to  the traditional historical account than merely branding them as such demons; rather, the celebratory occurrence of these characters helps one to significantly better acquaint oneself with the underlying meaning of  such negativity -- to more closely analyze why creatures of that magnitude were deemed so powerful as well as so incredibly dangerous. "The iron-braced door turned on its hinge  when his hands touched it. Then his rage boiled over, he ripped open the mouth of the building, maddening for blood, pacing the length of the patterned floor with  his loathsome tread, while a baleful light, flame more than light, flared from his eyes" (Heaney PG). Bram Stokers Dracula is another classic monster tale wherein the townspeople are  inherently fearful of a creature unlike themselves. Fueling this fear, however - as is the case with all other monsters - is the uncivilized behavior displayed by the vampire