... Hrothgar has given him to Higlac, his king back in Geatland (70, ll.1482-1488). He thinks of the Geats" great lord instead of himself or his family. This shows that Beowulf is very generous in giving away something that he had already won in battle. Even when Beowulf is dying, he thinks of other ... Beowulf eventually emerges victorious. He kills Grendel by pulling his arm off. "He twisted in pain, and the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder snapped, muscle and bone split and broke. The battle was over, Beowulf had been granted new glory- (49, ll. 815-819). Beowulf is strong enough to f...

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... line 1716; "His mind was most mournful, angry, eager for slaughter; fate hovered over him, so soon to fall on that old man, to seek out his hidden spirit, to split life and body; flesh was to confine the soul of the king only a little longer- Beowulf still bravely fought until death overtook the king. Beowulf also shows that he is ... blade." Consequently, when a man backed down from a battle he "Lost face," or lost all the honor he had gained from preceding fights and disgraced all of his past and future family members. Disgracing themselves and their leader, "Beowulf's companions, son...

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... example when Beowulf fights Grendel (an evil monster) Beowulf is able to rip his arm out of his socket. "The bleeding sinews deep in his shoulders snapped, muscle and bone split and broke. The battle was over .,"(p43,338-340). After Beowulf ripped Grendels arm out it was obvious that the battle was over and Beowulf had won. Another good example ... dies he says," I can leave this life happy; I can die, here, knowing the Lord of all life has never watched me wash my sword in blood born of my own family."(p56,750-755). A final example of Beowulf's faith is as the dragon strikes him he"s a...

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... could not know." (lines 82-85). Finally, the Anglo-Saxons tell of how Grendel was conceived from the evil creatures that had come before him: "Shut away from men; they split into a thousand forms of evil - spirits / And fiends, goblins, monsters, giants, / A brood forever opposing the Lord's / Will" (lines 25-30). The prevalence of evil in the world is a basic principle ... upon the Anglo-Saxon people, it is attributed to fate. As Beowulf is on the verge of death, he tells Wiglaf, "You"re the last of all our far-flung family / Fate has swept our race away" (lines 821-822). As Beowulf is...

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... ancestry is hidden in a past of demons and ghosts"(lines 1355-7). These "fatherless creatures" are homeless and wander aimlessly around. Due to the fact that they are from an evil family, they don't really have a home of warmth and love, which contributes to their evilness. His past shapes their future. They all also defy the Anglo-Saxon values, which encompasses comitatus ... honorable death, the group of outcasts wanted to "take a roundabout road and flee"(line 762). When "the monster's whole body was in pain, a tremendous wound appeared on his shoulder. Sinews split and the bone-lapp...

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