... . Seamus describes it, "blood was spilled," and the king "mourned under morning." Another theme was Light vs. Dark. A direct quote was "at daybreak, with the sun's first light, they saw how well he had worked." This is reference to how well Grendel had "worked" the Mead Hall the night before. Other examples of light include, "the world's candle lit," and "earth's lamp light." These both talking ... about the sun. Now on to dark. A direct quote for dark is "I swam ... in the blackness of night, hunting monsters out of the ocean, and killing them one by one." This is just an ... ...

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... , which helps the reader to visualize how the monster may be. There are many more examples throughout the story which shows that alliteration was a widely used technique during this time period. Another technique found in this story is the use of kennings. Kennings are a joint of two or more words which name something metaphorically. Some examples of this found in the story are "candle of heaven ... " on line 1060 used to describe the sun, and on line 297 "sea-rovers" is used to describe Beowulf and his ... men. Like alliteration the kenning is another technique that was used often in th...

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... the darkness of the lair that he has entered symbolizes evil, and it leads to Beowulf's confusion in this unfamiliar atmosphere, which, foreshadows the uncertainty of Beowulf's fate against the monster. After the battle is won by the Geat warrior, the first glimmer of light is seen and the monsters lair is illuminated more thoroughly. "Light glowed out and illuminated the chamber/with a clearness such as the candle ... of heaven/sheds the sky." (1569-71). This light signifies ... salvation and that hell has been removed of its evil and holiness has been restored. Furthermore, it seems c...

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... world" (1349) to find her. This other world seems to parallel the lakes of Hell, infested with "writhing sea-dragons [ ] serpents and wild things" (1426-1428) where the "water burns" (1366). While Beowulf is battling the evil creature, he somehow slips and almost falls to his doom. However, through God's protection and "heaven's candle" brightly shining (1571) on Beowulf, he is able to rid ... the world of this devilish creature. By doing so, Beowulf once again serves as ... a Christian martyr providing salvation to the Danes. In the last trilogy of battles, Beowulf, who is now an old ...

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