The correct answer is option a. "Beowulf refuses to use weapons because Grendel uses none". In the epic poem "Beowulf", the protagonist had the advantage of having weapons when he faced his monstrous antagonist Grendel. The audience infers that Beowulf is honorable because he refused to use his weapons and fights Grendel with his bare hands.
It put people back to work. It saved capitalism. It restored faith in the American economic system, while at the same time it revived a sense of hope in the American people.