Answer:
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; ←→ The speaker personifies and diminishes the power of death.
She is all states, and all princes I, Nothing else is. Princes do but play us; compared to this, All honor's mimic, all wealth alchemy. ←→ The beloved is like the entire world to the lover.
If they be two, they are two so As stiffe twin compasses are two, Thy soule the fixt foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other doe.<---> The lover and his beloved are described as separate but connected, like a drawing tool.
And sacrilege, three sins in killing three. Cruel and sudden, hast thou since Purpled thy nail in blood of innocence Wherein could this flea guilty be, ←→ The speaker chides his beloved for killing the flea
Answer: b
Explanation: I just did it on usa test prep
Grendel wants his death to be viewed as an accident because he doesn't want Beowulf to receive any honor.
He tells Beowulf that he isn't victorious, because he just slipped on the blood and wasn't actively pursued by him. Also, when he is running out in the woods he screams that Beowulf's victory was an accident.
