The Licensed Clinical Social Worker, also known as the LCSW, is a branch of social work that specializes in mental health therapy in a counseling format. Becoming an LCSW requires a significant degree of training, including having earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited program.
Character Analysis. Hygelac, the king of the Geats, is Beowulf's lord and ring-giver. As a ring-giver, it is Hygelac's job to give land and treasures to his thanes, or lords, in order to reward them for their loyalty and service.
Beowulf's greatest enemy is no monster but himself and his pride, or hubris. It is his greatest weakness which results in his death. It is predicted or foreshadowed throughout the entire story. Begining with the stories of his youth and then his private conversations with Hrothgar in Heorot.