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Beowulf's Last Battle
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Beowulf's Last Battle
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Beowulf wanted to slay the dragon to get the treasue, so he gathered a few men to go into battle with him to fight the beast
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4. Connotations are important in the story because if he had just used the word kill the whole time, it would not have had the same effect as it did with using the other synonyms.
The battle agianst the dragon begins and Beowulf fights alone. He stabbed the dragon with his sword but the sword broke and the dragon was barely injured
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3. Not all men had the same values as Beowulf and jumped at the first chance to run away. But there are a few people that have his values, such as Wiglaf.
After Beowulf stabbed the beast, the dragon got angry and fought back by breathing flames all over Beowulf; all of his men ran away in fear except for one man, Wiglaf
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1) The tone of this story is intense and the constant use of the letter f show that Beowulf is preparing for battle.
2) Even though Beowulf knew that fate was against him, he still tried to defeat the dragon. This shows he is a true epic hero because no matter the circumstance, he did not back down, even though all odds were against him
Wiglaf felt bad that the one time Beowulf needed saving Wilgaf could not fight or save Beowulf because he was alone
Wiglaf was prepared to help Beowulf but realized he couldn't because all the other men were already gone; Wiglaf mumbled under his breath a speech (lines 708-735) declaring his disappointment in the men