(2677-2680) “Inspired again by the thought of glory, the war-king threw his whole strength behind a sword-stroke and connected with the skull.”
Beowulf loves feeling glory and it is what drives him to continuously achieve succees in his killings. He enjoys the feeling of glory and fame so much that he must keep killing so he keeps receiving it.
"war-king" "glory" "sword-stroke" "skull"
ReplyDeleteThe word choice here is interesting. It implies things.