Revenge Quotes In Beowulf

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Beowulf an epic hero who had to had to put an evil force threaten the land. But did Beowulf really get all of the revenge in Grendel,Grendel mother and the Dragons. The theme of revenge is used to drive the plot of the story and to motivate Grendel’s mother to get the well needed revenge that she want’s on Beowulf. Does Beowulf really get all the revenge he wants when it came to Grendel and his mother .

Beowulf an epic hero who had to had to put an evil force threaten the land. But did Beowulf really get all of the revenge in Grendel,Grendel mother and the Dragons. …show more content…

Does Beowulf really get all the revenge he wants when it came to Grendel and his mother How does Beowulf really get all of the revenge he wants when it comes to Grendel.” Grendel clutched at Beowulf with his claws “. In his till they cracked , clutched Grendel closer. The infamous killer fought . The reason why I picked that quote was because it shows how Beowulf gets his revenge he wanted on

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