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Annotated Bibliography
Biggs, Frederick M. “Beowulf’s Fight with the Nine Nicors.” The Review of English Studies, vol.
53, no. 211, 2002, pp. 311-328. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3070641.
In “Beowulf’s Fight with the Nine Nicors”, Biggs highlights that Beowulf is not the type of hero audiences believe. He argues that Beowulf twists his own story in order to feign heroism. Furthermore, Biggs uses Beowulf’s own words against his status as a hero in order to defend his argument. In the work, the author is able to describe to the reader that Beowulf is manipulative. This is critical because it shatters the idea of this king being an honest hero. Biggs is able to refer to different passages within “Beowulf” that show how the king changes his story to fit his own needs. The work expands on the character of Beowulf. The characterization is critical in that it shows Beowulf’s main …show more content…

“King Lear.” The Norton Anthology of English LIterature, edited by
Stephen Greenblatt, W. W. Norton, 2012, pp 1251-1339, vol. b.
King Lear is a tragedy written by Shakespeare. The tragedy is about a king who is vain and temperamental which leads to the destruction of his kingdom and the lives of his daughters. King Lear is so consumed that he ends up paying the ultimate price for his actions when his daughters perish. This scene pushes King Lear into acceptance that he has caused all of the destruction within his homeland.
Moreover, it is important to note that King Lear has this moment of realization. The moment he realizes his greatest mistakes that were born from his vanity and greed parallel Beowulf’s weaknesses. The two characters King Lear and Beowulf were excellent kings. However , both Lear and Beowulf battle with the emotions that take over and consume their rational and logical decision making abilities.
Tamblyn, William Ferguson. “Tragedy in ‘King Lear.’” The Sewanee Review, vol. 30, no. 1,
1922, pp. 63–77. JSTOR, JSTOR,

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