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    Beowulf defeats the monster Grendel who had been attacking King Hrothgar's mead-hall, but Grendel's mother seeks revenge and kills one of King Hrothgar's men. This leads Beowulf to face and defeat Grendel's mother in a climactic battle. Beowulf's victory helps him become a praised hero and later a reliable king, and the poem explores the conflict between warrior societies and threats to their security.

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    Beowulf defeats the monster Grendel who had been attacking King Hrothgar's mead-hall, but Grendel's mother seeks revenge and kills one of King Hrothgar's men. This leads Beowulf to face and defeat Grendel's mother in a climactic battle. Beowulf's victory helps him become a praised hero and later a reliable king, and the poem explores the conflict between warrior societies and threats to their security.

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    Beowulf: Constitutes The Moment at Which Good and Evil Are in Greatest Tension

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    Beowulf defeats the monster Grendel who had been attacking King Hrothgar's mead-hall, but Grendel's mother seeks revenge and kills one of King Hrothgar's men. This leads Beowulf to face and defeat Grendel's mother in a climactic battle. Beowulf's victory helps him become a praised hero and later a reliable king, and the poem explores the conflict between warrior societies and threats to their security.

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    Nataly Samudio G.

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    Beowulfs defeat of Grendel,


    and Grendels mothers
    vengeful killing of Aeschere
    lead to the climactic encounter
    between Beowulf and Grendels
    mother.

    leads King Hrothgar to praise


    him as a worthy hero and to
    advise him about becoming
    king. It also helps Beowulf to
    transform from a brazen
    warrior into a reliable king.

    Beowulf

    The poems overarching conflict is


    between close-knit warrior societies
    and the various menaces that
    threaten their boundaries.

    Constitutes the
    moment at which
    good and evil are in
    greatest tension.

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