The idea that a DRAGON kills Beowulf
All monsters represent evil and chaos. So it makes sense that it’s a monster that defeats Beowulf. It’s most likely a dragon because they are huge and feared greatly because of their size. Its fitting that the greatest warrior defeats one of the biggest monsters. Beowulf killed many monsters throughout his life, and kept 50 years of peace and then there is this Dragon that needs to be killed. So in a sense this is Beowulf’s time to die. He was known for being the best warrior so he needed to go out with a bang. And he needed his last act of bravery and courage to be killing an overwhelmingly intimidating beast. And I think he went into the fight against the dragon accepting the fact that he would not come out and counting on dieing.
Good! Remember it's the dragon's poison that kills Beowulf (there's something there). So, Beowulf wanted to die to ensure his fame? Interesting idea.
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