Because the epic Beowulf is very old, fortitude, courage, strength and honor play a big role in the story. It is mentioned in almost every chapter that Beowulf is the strongest and bravest warrior of all, and because he is the hero he can fight almost every enemy easily. That makes the story a bit boring, because you already know that Beowulf would win. The fights are described well, but from today’s point of view they are not exciting because the characters who fight have no modern weapons, but they just fight with strength or with fire.
The original manuscript is probably not understandable for most people, so it was translated in modern English. There are probably some details left out but it’s easy to read.
So, all together it was a good reading book for school, because it is easy to read and to undestand, but besides that I would not recommend Beowulf as a book beause the story is very simple and especially for young people not very interestig.
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