The Middle Ages were a very difficult time for individuals to try to live and succeed on their own. Most people did not live life this way, most lived in large communities. The same is true in the epic poem Beowulf. In fact, community is such a major theme of the poem that it almost seems like there is a constant reminder on every page. Every aspect of life is engulfed in communal affairs; every …showed first 75 words of 979 total…

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