Which of the following is the best summary of Beowulf's last words? A. You are a good man to have worked with, but I must leave
now. B. We are members of a great, proud, and dying group of people. I, too, must die. C. I have no other choice but to die like all of our great forefathers, the Waegmundings.
<span>Beowulf's last words to Wiglaf are of his own people - he says that he is glad that he was there for his people when they needed him, but that it is his time to die now. Having this in mind, the best summary of Beowulf's last words would be B. We are members of a great, proud, and dying group of people. I, too, must die. - It is human nature to be born, and then to die, and it is no exception for Beowulf either.</span>
This is why. The word 'literal' can be defined simply as "face value". For example if some one says I literally haven't slept all night. You would see that this means they have not slept at all.
