Question

When Grendel fights Beowulf, the reader learns that the monster’s “time had come,” and he will soon die. What does this idea say about the Danish belief in fate? Write a short essay in which you show how the belief in destiny influences the thoughts and actions of the characters. Provide several other examples from Beowulf to support your position.

Answer 1

I think it infer that they believe that fate is something that is inevitable.
So rather than fighting to escape something that inevitable, they rather prepare themselves to accept it

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