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mmatuny
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High School - 9th Grade
Why does Beowulf allow Grendel to slaughter one of the Geats before taking action himself?
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Posted by atropiano on Tuesday October 6, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Beowulf wants to see how Grendel operates before attacking himself.
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