Nataly Samudio G.

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Beowulfs defeat of Grendel,

and Grendels mothers
vengeful killing of Aeschere
lead to the climactic encounter
Grendels attack on Heorot
between Beowulf and Grendels
Beowulfs encounter with
mother.
Grendels mother

leads King Hrothgar to praise

him as a worthy hero and to
advise him about becoming
king. It also helps Beowulf to
transform from a brazen
warrior into a reliable king.

Beowul
f

Beowulfs glorious victory over

The poems overarching conflict is
Grendels mother
between close-knit warrior societies
and the various menaces that
threaten their boundaries.

Constitutes the
moment at which
good and evil are in
greatest tension.