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3 years ago

Identify and explain a universal theme conveyed by the description of the battle between Beowulf and Grendel?

English

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SashulF [63]3 years ago

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Answer:

The universal theme of this battle is Good vs Evil.

Explanation:

The descriptions of these two very different characters shows that Beowulf represents everything that is good, he is a proud and brave warrior, loyal to his king and protective of others. On the other hand, Grendel appears as an Evil creature, son of darkness, the one who brings death and destruction. Both characters are portrayed in this way through the vocabulary used by the narrator to describe them in a precise way, and in each case these descriptions depict the light and the darkness that is found in them.

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