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Transcript. 00:00. Beowulf- a la shmoop you know him you love him. 00:08. now put your hands together for the most epic hero the world has ever seen. we're [man in boxing ring] 00:13. talking about Beowulf. sorry sometimes I get carried away here. 00:17.
Everything you need to know about the setting of Unknown's Beowulf, written by experts with you in mind.
France versus Spain in a fight to the death: the Song of Roland is like the World Cup… but with swords. The first stanza plonks us down right in the middle of it. Charlemagne and his Frankish army (the good guys) have already conquered most of Spain and are now debating whether to capture one more city, Saragossa, ruled by King Marsile (the ...
In Beowulf's case, it's a bit egotistical – it's the thought of his reputation. We can only hope that our other heroes are a little less selfish. Lines 1497-1812 Summary
Beowulf's declaration of himself and his intentions is a convincing speech that establishes his identity to the guard's satisfaction. Lines 1-300 Summary Quote #3
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Quote 1. "I had a fixed purpose when I put to sea. in the fiend's clutches. And I shall fulfill that purpose, or meet my death here in the mead-hall." (632-638) It's all or nothing in this fight to the death: the good warrior Beowulf against the evil demon Grendel. Things can't get much more clear cut than that.
