In order to find theme look for what the story is trying to teach you. You could also look for the life story the author included.
Christian beliefs -
Selflessness - Wiglaf, the selfless character who everyone should aspire to be.
He stays with Beowulf even when the other ten men flee. This also relates to
the betrayal of Jesus by Judas, except Beowulf is betrayed by all but one of
his men. <span>
Boasting - Beowulf boasts about his match with Breca on the
open seas and recounts the story of his victory of Grendel and his mother
several times throughout the poem.
Pride in loyalty - See above (Wiglaf)
<span>Desire for fame - The entire reason Beowulf travels to help
the Danes with Grendel. Also can be seen as a selfish act which is counter to
Christian beliefs.</span></span>
Answer:
Explanation:
We are to match each phrase to the correct section , either as a noun phrase or a verb phrase.
Let's first have an understanding of what a noun phrase and a verb phrase is all about ; To start with, A noun phrase is a word or a group of word performing the role of a noun(i.e a grammatical function) either as a subject, object or complement of the sentence.
A verb phrase comprise of a verb in a group of words which can be a subject, predicate or modifiers. A verb phrase must consist of at least a verb in the sentence and its dependents.
So, let's have a table for that ;
Noun Phrase Verb Phrase
i had been watching it going dancing tonight
the little blue bird
will go shopping
a sweet, sad smile
