in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might, Beware my power- Green Lantern's Light!” This was said by the Green Lantern when he was fighting against Parallax, who lives off of peoples fear and worries. The Green Lantern says this whenever he needs to bring all his power to him to defeat the enemy. This is continued in many other stories and other points throughout history like it was explained through the story Beowulf. Beowulf is in an Anglo Saxon society
The epic poem Beowulf is filled with metaphoric possibilities when it comes to the relationship between “truly noble” (250) Beowulf and the “God-cursed brute” (121), Grendel. Written by an unknown Christian poet in the 8th century, it is no surprise that Beowulf explores the tension between good and evil in the first conflict presented to Beowulf, “the mightiest man on earth” (197). The hero cleanses Heorot, the heart of civilization, from the evil Grendel inflicts. Thus Beowulf is a type of Christ
background in the 1930’s included a series of lectures about Beowulf, and he became very well known for them. According to Colin Duriez (author of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Making of a Legend), undergraduate and postgraduate students were entertained and influenced by Tolkien’s reading of Beowulf. According to a letter sent to Tolkien in his later years, “the voice was the voice of Gandolf” (Duriez 135). Tolkien was able to communicate Beowulf in a way that made a profound impact on students. The