Beowulf pg.197-213

Pg. 211 (3150-3155): A Geat women too sang out in grief;.....slavery and abasement. - The women speaking is significant because it shows that war affects women and children the most. It suggests this because they live in the after-math of having there nation invaded, enemies on the rampage, many deaths, and having to be enslaved.

Pg. 211 (3131-3133): They pitched the dragon....take the treasure-minder. - The idea that all the monsters dead bodies are in water could suggest that the ocean is hell or the underworld. When they find the dragon's large dead body they throw it over the cliff and into the sea, also Grendel and his mother died in her lair under water.

Pg. 209 (3098-3100): Since of all men....due as a warrior were the greatest. - They refer to Beowulf as a great warrior but not a great king. He did not help to strengthen his country for when he would die. Instead he wanted all the honor and to be the one to kill the dragon. He did win all of his battles and helped protect his country and that is why he was such a great warrior. Another reason he failed as being king is that he had no descendants to pass the thrown down to.

Pg. 207 (3077-3078): Often when one man follows his own will many are hurt. - This refers to how Beowulf insisted on fighting the dragon instead of letting anyone else fight him. If another warrior fought the dragon it would give him the experience on how to fight so their country would still be strong after Beowulf death.

Pg. 205 (3051-3057): That huge cache, gold inherited from an ancient race.....to open the hoard. - It could be suggested that the ancient race could be descendants of Cain. Earlier in lines 1660-1686 it talks about how the giants made an ancient hold hilt. Knowing that the giants had possession of gold, could put a curse on it, and that they were part of the ancient race suggests that the treasures could be from the descendants of Cain.