LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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The fear of dying alone
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The fear of drowning
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The fear of being attacked at home
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The fear of being burned alive
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Detailed explanation-1: -Beowulf contains many archetypes like the hero’s journey, the outcast, and light vs. dark. Beowulf is the protagonist, he demonstrates light along with King Hrothgar and all of the citizens. Grendel, the antagonist that serves as the purpose of darkness.
Detailed explanation-2: -Despite how imposing Beowulf is, people do not tend to be afraid of him; they are much more likely to be afraid of a world without him in it. His people seem to wonder who will have the strength to protect people from monsters like Grendel’s Mother and the dragon if Beowulf is gone.
Detailed explanation-3: -In a few words, the narrator sums up Beowulf’s attitude toward mortality: he is “indifferent to death, ” realizing that it will eventually come to him, and not caring at all. While he lives, he will do great deeds. Eventually, he has accepted that he will die.