Sarah Beach/Beowulf Quotes

"His vanity swelled him so vile and rank that he could hear no voices but his own. He deserved to suffer and die. But Beowulf was a prince well-loved, followed in friendship, not fear."

--Lines 911-914

"Better is it for each one of us that he should avenge his friend, than greatly mourn."

--Line 1384-1385

"Beowulf had brought his king horses and treasure--as a man must, not weaving nets of malice for his comrades, preparing their death in the dark, with secret, cunning tricks."

--Lines 2165-2169