This cycle is renewed when an unknown thief steals a goblet from a Dragon's treasure. The Dragon had been protecting his mass wealth and fortunes for centuries, and it just so happens the thief had conceived the Dragons favorite goblet. ... This sparks an anger like a match in a propane factory in the Danes for the Dragon, and they want the Dragon slaughtered. ... The Dragon and Beowulf have an all-out brawl in which both sides are overwhelmed by the others brute power. The massacre ends with both Dragon and Beowulf fallen dead. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The fire dragon had appeared, threatening the people of Beowulf. But once again Beowulf had no fear of fighting this dragon. ... He gathered up his men to go fight this dragon threatening his people. ... Together they kill the dragon but Beowulf or hurt really bad. ... Wiglaf denounces the soldiers that left him in his combat with the dragon. ...

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Beowulf, the king for 50 years, fights a dragon to attain jewels. During the final act of fighting, the dragon showed how jealousy and evil can overcome. ... He finds himself stuck on the truths of what the dragon had said and sets out to pursue it. ... The dragon serves a purpose of being the opposite of a generous king, keeping the treasure in his possession. ... This symbolic image leads into how the dragon is not idolized as an evil character but is rather wise. ...

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Fifty years after Beowulf's becoming king, the Geats are distraught by a dragon seeking revenge for a stolen cup. Beowulf, although old and weaker, shows his courage and puts his people before himself to go defeat the dragon. As all his companions, excluding Wiglaf, run for their lives, as Beowulf uses his last strength to slay the dragon before his own death. ...

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When a fearsome dragon begins to ravage the land of his fellow Geats, he embraces his opportunity to confront this final foe. ... As Beowulf fights the dragon to protect his people like he has always done, which eventually leads to his own death, his band flees away. ... Wiglaf, son of Weohstan, is the only thane who is willing to assist Beowulf as his lord "could reap no advantage" and successfully they end up killing the dragon. ... However, he still fulfills his duty as a ring-giver by giving the golden collar to Wiglaf, the one who fought alongside him against the menacing drag...

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Beowulf There are many epics that are read and heard about in old-English mythology. The unknown Christian monk who wrote Beowulf introduced him as a boy and follows him into his death as a king. Through his battles with Grendel, Grendel's mother, and finally the snake, Beowulf displays his d...

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Later in the epic, Beowulf again states his loyalty when he says, "I will not shift a foot" (95. 2524) as he talks about fighting the dragon. ... The act in battling the dragon itself was a courageous one. ...

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• Has Bibliography
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As Beowulf ages, and becomes an elderly king, he seems to lean towards a Christian credo, as when he thanks the "everlasting Lord of all/ to the King of Glory" (2794-2795) for letting him view the slain Dragon's treasure before he dies. ...

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• Grade Level: High School