ENGL 177 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Geats, Hyperreality, Hrethel
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2208 - beowulf is now king (50 winters have passed) 2241 - the lay of the last survivor (dragon found treasure) No longer meant for humans - humans should move onto something better (religious) Dragon as a supernatural and fantastical figure rather than human-like. Someone takes a cup from the dragon"s found treasure --> dragon ruins all of geatland. 2345 - beowulf will fight the dragon alone. Usually alone because he"s heroic and doesn"t need anyone else - now he"s lonely and isolated (has the option to have help but says, "only me alone" After following hygelac to frisia to fight (and after hygelac dies), "he was a good king"; also used to describe other kings (shield & hrothgar) Poem is inviting us to question this statement because everything has been redefined except for this line - recursion. 2415 - beowulf sits on a cliff top to think about everything.
