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1、ThesongofbeowulfisanEngland'snationgalepicanditsheroBeowulf--oneofthenationalheroesoftheEnglishpeople.Thewholesongisessentiallypaganinspiritandmatter,whiletheinterpolationisobviouslyanadditionmadebythechristianwhocopiedsong.therewasamonstercalledGrendel,foritalwayseatswarrior
2、softheking,sothekingaskedbeowulfforhelp,beowulffightswithitandmadeitwoundedbadlythenitdiedafterrushedouttothemarshes.Grendel'smotherwantstotaketherevengeforthedeathofherson.sosheseizedtheking'sbestfriend,beowulffollowedthebloodytrail,thistimetheyfightunderthewater,that'sthedw
3、ellingofthemonster'mother,alsotheyhadabigfight,atlast,ourherocutofftheheadsofthemonsterandhismother.Afterhefinishedthemission,hewentbackhomewhereheruledaskingforfiftyyears.thelastpartofthepoemtellsthatoneofbeowulf'ssubjectsstolesomeofthetreasurewhichhadbeenguardingforthreehun
4、dredyearsbyadragon,thedragoncanbreathfire.soourherosoughtthedragoninhiscaveandkilledit.butbeowulfmortallywounded,anddiedafterseeinginthecavetheheapsoftreasure.atlast,accordingtohiswill,thepeoplefollowedhisinstructionhowtoburyhisbodyandhowtorulethecountryafterhisdeath.theyburi
5、edhisashunderatremendousmoundandpiledtheearthandstonessohighthatthemoundthereafterbecameabeaconfortheseafarerswhosailedalongthecoast,thus,evenafterhisdeath,beowulfcontinuedtoservepeople.That'it.Ihopeitcangiveyousomehelp.That'smypleasure.WhatistheheroicidealofBeowulf?Beowulfis
6、essentiallyanaristocratic（贵族似的）poemconcernedwiththeheroicidealofkingsandkingship（王权，王位）inNorthEurope.Thesocialpatternsascribedinhepoemarefeudal（封建的）,highlyviolent.Battleisawayoflife.Strengthandcouragearebasicverdures（朝气，活力）forbothkingsandhiswarriors.Thehero-kingstrovetodobett
7、erthananyoneelsethethingsthatarevitallyimportanttohappylifeofhispeople.Thekingshouldprotecthispeopleandshowgentleness（宽仁）andgenerosity（慷慨）tohiswarriors.Andinreturn,hiswarriorsshouldshowabsoluteobedienceandloyaltytotheking.BypraisingBeowulf’swisdom,strengthandcourage,andbyglor
8、ifying（崇仰）hisdeathforhispeople,thepoempresentstheheroicidealofakinga
