Question

What is one main reason that beowulf is important to the study of english literature?

a. it is highly entertaining and continues to inspire people.
b. it documents historical facts about the time in which it was written.
c. it reveals much about the evolution of the english language.
d. it illustrates a moral code that is still emulated centuries later.

Answer 1

d. it illustrates a moral code that is still emulated centuries later.

Answer 2

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Beowulf is thought to be the finest poem written in Old English which takes the behavioral actions and manners of the Germanic tribes as a reference of high conduct and moral code to be emulated centuries later. For them, the most significant value in these Germans as a warrior race was courage. Beowulf, the epic hero, is an idealized figure of which later is going to become a romantic hero, a fine and noble warrior who leads a life of honor and justice.