The statement <em>"Beowulf had traveled a great distance to offer services to the Danes"</em> is a summary of one part of Beowulf epic poem, since it gives a brief account of the story. Besides, there is an absence of interpretations or explanations as this happens when you make a commentary. Furthermore, there is not any deep analysis of the statement which proves original thoughts about the passage.
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The opposing force may be a person or some other element. The protagonist (main character) is pitted against some other character or group of characters (antagonist). This is also called external conflict because the protagonist is pitted against a force outside of himself/herself.
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