Beowolf's overBearing Boastfulness

Is Beowolf acting selfish by saving the lives of many and finally killing the monster who has wreaked havoc on the city? Absolutely not! If you consider what he has done as selfish then you might as well take the name "hero" from Superman. Like Superman, Beowolf came to Herot only to defeat the terrorizing monster, such as the villains Superman triumphs over. "What we did was what our hearts help Our hands to perform.." (Beowolf 958-959) Sure, Beowolf rose to the occasion and will receive great fame for it. Yes he is proud of himself, but I would be too. No other man or army has been able to kill Grendel; it was a defeat worth acknowledging, but Beowolf did not fight for this reason.