A rose may be just as sweet if it were called any other name, but a rose isn't fighting for recognition, is it? A rose is not a Viking living in a time where life and death are so closely intertwined. Juliet Montague, along with Shakespeare himself may have struggled with the idea of a name, but clearly Beowulf struggled with this idea in quite a different way. The epic poem of Beowulf is a story filled with majesty and mourning. Heroes and villains, struggles and victory. Men die, all the time. Along with all of this there is an underlying theme ever present throughout the script. It is the basis for actions, the reason for such passion behind a man's own bloody sword, the lust in his hungry eyes for revenge and conquers. In this time where the afterlife is uncertain, and familiarity is only known to a name, true heroism is the only assurance of identity and remembrance.
This theme can be seen in several areas of the book. It begins with the infamous Geats entering the area of......

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Title: Beowulf Thesis
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