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Watching the movie Beowulf made me amazed by the bravery of its main character. Despite of everything that Beowulf had been through, his courage did not failed him in every battle he had gone. When the time that his men was losing hope on continuing their voyage, he Beowulf remained strong and determined and that made his people gain their courage. His courage brought him to King Hrothgar’s land to save them from the evil monster named “Grendel.” He was so determined to kill the monster and was not even horrified when he saw how strong and evil Grendel was. Grendel’s great strength did not win over Beowulf’s power. Everyone was so scared of the monster, even the warriors, except for Beowulf. He, alone, struggled

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