Wednesday, September 23, 2009

"the fight is not yours.." Beowulf does not want any men dying trying to kill this dragon. Its his fight and he doesn't want more loss of life, like what happened with Grendel. Possibly Beowulf loves his country more than initially thought.

"failed when he unsheathed" Yet again, Beowulf's sword failed him. He was trying to kill the dragon but the sword would not cut through his scales. Possibly a sign that Beowulf is forced by God to use only his bare hands as weapons.

"would keep its edge..." Wiglaf's sword would be able to cut the dragon, reinforcing the idea that Beowulf has been forced to use his bare hands. This and the text after, tells that the dragon doesnt have protection from swords, so Beowulf's sword should have cut it.

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