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Hrothgar The Old And Powerful King: A Closer Look At His Character
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Beowulf takes an especially interesting look at old age and its ramifications for kingship and heroism. The poem's two main characters, Beowulf and Hrothgar, have long been a study of contrast for scholars of the work, and of course it is Beowulf who emerges favorably from the comparison. Especially interesting is the comparison between the aged ....
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.... despair. And if Tacitus were to be a guide, Hrothgar's grief over the loss of Aeschere would also be taken as a sign of excessive "feminine" behavior (Clark107-08).
Hrothgar certainly would not be called an independent thinker; he does not think on his own, a quality that is in direct contrast to the self-scrutiny and evaluation Beowulf is capable.... |
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