read micahs inference about beowulf. beowulf does not fear death. read the passage from beowulf. if grendel…

read micahs inference about beowulf. beowulf does not fear death. read the passage from beowulf. if grendel wins, it will be a gruesome day; he will glut himself on the geats in the war - hall, swoop without fear on that flower of manhood as on others before. then my face wont be there to be covered in death: he will carry me away as he goes to ground, gorged and bloodied; he will run gloating with my raw corpse and feed on it alone, in a cruel frenzy, fouling his moor - nest. no need then to lament for long or lay out my body: if the battle takes me, send back this breast - webbing that weland fashioned and hrethel gave me, to lord hygelac. fate goes ever as fate must. which sentence or phrase from the passage most likely helped micah make his inference? it will be a gruesome day; then my face wont be there to be covered in death: if the battle takes me, send back this breast - webbing fate goes ever as fate must.
Answer
Brief Explanations:
- "it will be a gruesome day" only describes a possible outcome if Grendel wins, not directly related to Beowulf's fear of death.
- "Then my face won't be there" is part of the description of what Grendel might do but doesn't strongly imply lack of fear of death.
- "if the battle takes me, send back this breast - webbing" shows Beowulf's acceptance of the possibility of death in battle, indicating he is not afraid. He is more concerned with sending back his armor than fearing the battle's outcome (death).
- "Fate goes ever as fate must" is a more general statement about fate, not as directly tied to his lack of fear of death as the previous option.
Answer:
if the battle takes me, send back this breast - webbing