1. Do Beowulf’s actions in the second part of the poem add anything to your ideas about the conception of heroism that the poem portrays?
What do Beowulf’s actions say about the nature of a king, a leader of the people?
Does the poem praise or condemn Beowulf for his decision to attack the dragon and the manner in which he does it? What are the results of his decision to fight the dragon?
2.What do Beowulf’s people do with the dragon’s hoard and why?
3. How do the side stories continue to contribute to the theme of the main story? What is the poem’s theme?
