Read the passage from Beowulf.Beowulf, Ecgtheow’s son, replied:"Well, friend Unferth, you have had your sayabout Breca and me. But it was mostly beerthat was doing the talking. The truth is this:when the going was heavy in those high waves,I was the strongest swimmer of all.We’d been children together and we grew updaring ourselves to outdo each other,boasting and urging each other to riskour lives on the sea.Now read Luka’s inference.Even though he’s a warrior, Beowulf often defuses the situation instead of rushing to anger and aggression.
A
Well, friend Unferth, you have had your say about Breca and me.B
But it was mostly beer that was doing the talking.C
The truth is this: when the going was heavy in those high waves, I was the strongest swimmer of all.D
We’d been children together and we grew up daring ourselves to outdo each other, boasting and urging each other to risk our lives on the sea.