ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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How many monsters did Beowulf fight?
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Beowulf killed three monsters (Grendel, his mother and the dragon).

Detailed explanation-2: -Victoria Symons puzzles out the meaning of monsters in Beowulf, comparing the hero with Grendel, Grendel’s mother and the dragon.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are three important battles between Grendel and Beowulf, Grendel’s mother and Beowulf, and the dragon and Beowulf, which are the main events in the book.

Detailed explanation-4: -The final act of the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf includes Beowulf’s fight with a dragon, the third monster he encounters in the epic.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first monster he fight is Grendel, the second is Grendel mother, and the third fight is with a dragon. The fight with Grendel shows his power, the fight with Grendel mother shows his weakness and the fight with a dragon shows his death as well as the birth of a new hero. The fight with Grendel shows beowulfs power.

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