Bravery_in_British_Literature

Bravery in British Literature Bravery was one of the most popular themes in British literature, especially from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Elizabethan period. England went through many changes during the Anglo-Saxon period and the Elizabethan period such as: wars and disputes to determine the ruling group of England and the rising of kings, queens, and knights. These factors had a huge impact on the theme of bravery, emphasizing the victory of the brave ones and encouraging bravery among people. However, British writing with the theme of bravery did not only deal with physical bravery, it also dealt with mental, emotional, and verbal bravery. Either directly or indirectly, British authors expressed this theme in many different ways, sometimes linking it with other themes and morals. Such themes were illustrated in the epic of Beowulf, The Pardoner’s Tale, and in Sonnet 130. In the epic of Beowulf, it is quite clear that the character Beowulf was a courageous, brave man who was highly praised by his people and others. Beowulf would have best fit in the category of physical bravery, because he was full of strength and power because the Lord was with him “And Beowulf was ready, firm with our Lord’s High favor and bravery, beowulf, death, brave, theme, tale, even, love, rioters, people, pardoner’s, because, british, , three, man, lover, different, period, literature, courage, ways, very, themes, sonnet, shakespeare, real, one, male, expressed, beowulf’s, being, act, 130, words, way, true, tower, sweetheart, strong, strength, sometimes, say, said, red, physical, own, others, obvious, nothing