Beowulf's body is taken to Hronesness, where his funeral pyre is burned and his funeral mound is constructed. The mound is filled with the treasure that Beowulf won from the dragon and all of the Geats gather around to lament the death of their lord.
He wanted a funeral pyre so he could fill it with his treasures ;)
<span>William Shakespeare Is The Answer.</span>
C. mortification: Means great embarrassment or shame