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Question

Before King Beowulf goes to fight the dragon, he says: “Nor abide by the barrow, ye breastplate-mailed,/ ye heroes in harness, which of us twain/ better from battle-rush bear his wounds./ Wait ye the finish. The fight is not yours,/ nor meet for any but me alone/ to measure might with this monster here/ and play the hero.” What does this quote reveal about Beowulf as a character?

a. That he is prideful and wants the glory for himself.

b. That he is selfish because he wants the dragon’s treasure all for himself

c. That he wants help from his fellow warriors to fight the dragon.

d. That he believes he can defeat the dragon easily.

Answer 1

We can eliminate B as there is no reference to 'treasure' in the passage. Also the passage clearly states 'the fight is not yours/nor meet for any but me alone'. He's essentially saying that this is his fight and not for anyone else (the fight is not for 'ye heroes in harness' and that they should 'wait ye the finish' (of the fight) and 'any for me alone'. This means we can elminate C. as he is explicitly saying he doesn't want help. This leaves us with A or D. He doesn't indicate anything about the fight being 'easy' so we are left with A as Beowulf as he wants to 'measure' his might and 'play the hero'.