Name: "ベオウルフ" THE PLOT (PART 2) -- "ベオウルフ" ... 60second Recap®より ("Beowulf" THE PLOT (PART 2) -- "Beowulf" ... from 60second Recap®)
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In Recap 4, I talked about how the number 3 unlocks the plot in this poem—3 monsters,

As for what happens in between, here's the simplest explanation: This poem chronicles

Beowulf's life as a warrior and king ... including flashbacks to the past to keep things interesting.

Beowulf opens with the Danish King, Shield Sheafson's, funeral.

We meet Shield Sheafson's heirs, including king Hrothgar.

Grendel, the monster, starts wreaking havoc in Hrothgar's kingdom.

Beowulf arrives to save the day and we flash back to Beowulf's father and to several tales

Beowulf battles the monster, Grendel ... and triumphs!

The characters celebrate Beowulf's success but ...

Beowulf engages in an underwater battle with Grendel's mother ... and triumphs!

Hrothgar celebrates Beowulf's accomplishments and explains the heroic code for kings.

Beowulf returns to the land of the Geats, flashes back to his recent battles, and offers

Suddenly, 50 years have elapsed, Beowulf is now king of the Geats, and there's a dragon

on the loose. The last third of the poem alternates between dragon-related action and flash backs

that explain Beowulf's political history (basically filling in the 50 years that the poet skipped

The poem ends with an epic battle against the dragon ... and Beowulf's funeral.