Question

What is the main conflict in Beowulf

Answer 1

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Answer 2

External conflict is the conflict the character has with an outside entity such as another character, nature or the supernatural, while internal conflict is the character’s struggle with himself or herself. In "Beowulf," the central conflicts are external -- man versus the supernatural -- and are important to the epic's structure. The poem is divided into three parts, each defined by its own central conflict: Beowulf's battle with Grendel, his battle with Grendel's mother and his battle with the dragon.

Answer 3

major conflict. The poem essentially consists of three parts. There are three central conflicts: Grendel's domination of Heorot Hall; the vengeance of Grendel's mother after Grendel is slain; and the rage of the dragon after a thief steals a treasure that it has been guarding