Question

Which of these excerpts from beowulf most completely describes the aftermath of grendel's mothers attack upon the danes?

a. "to save her she moved still faster./Took a single victim and fled..."
b. "...Then all Herot burst into shouts:/ She had carried off Grendel's claw..."
c. "...Sorrow/Had returned to Denmark. They'd traded deaths..."
d. "The soldiers raised their shields and drew/Those gleaming swords..."

Answer 1

c. "...Sorrow/Had returned to Denmark. They'd traded deaths..."

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the sentence that best describes the aftermath of Grendel's mother's attack upon the Danes. In this sentence we learn that sorrow had returned to Denmark. This means that the Danes were mourning something. We also learn that they "traded deaths." Therefore, this indicates that the mourning of the Danes was due to the deaths inflicted by Grendel's mother in her attack.

Answer 2

The choices that states the excerpt from the beowulf that most completely describes the aftermath of glendel's mothers attack upon danes and the best answer among the following is in letter A. "to save her she moved still faster./Took a single victim and fled...". I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more