Beowulf
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The oldest English epic, , although composed twelve centuries ago, uses
many of the same ideals and values that exist in modern life and modern literature. These
attributes are still important, but they do not occupy every aspect of life as in Anglo-
Saxon England. Some of the ideals have little us ....
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.... fighting in Beowulf, and also an inner gloom,
“evident in the somber tone of Beowulf,” (from the text). Recently, philosophy has broken
away from the more religious idea of destiny and moved toward a more logical aproach to
life. Obviously, death is still inevitable, but logically, the future should be altered with
each decision. Man has become too egocentric to believe someone, besides himself, can
control his life.
Loyalty, unlike fate, is still respected as it was in Beowulf’s time, b ....
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