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An Analysis of British Literature


     Death is inevitable and what happens after death will always be a
mystery to the living. For this reason, the afterlife has always been a topic
which artists have chosen to explore in their works. Throughout the chronology
of British literature, artists have used society's views as a basis to examine
the afterlife, and look at it in new ways. The afterlife has been a theme in
British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period of Beowulf to the twentieth
century writings of Dylan Thomas. The mysteriousness of the afterlife makes it
a topic which artists will always be eager to analyze.
     During the Anglo-Saxon Period which lasted from 449 AD to 1066 AD, the
popular belief of the times was that a person's life was predetermined by Wyrd,
the Old English word for fate, and there was nothing which the individual could
do to change his destiny. The most famous writing from this epoch is the epic
poem Beowulf. Beowulf, the main character, had no fear of the evil monster
Grendel because he believed "Grendel and I are called/ Together," by fate. He
also displayed his faith in the beliefs of society when he told Hrogthgar "Fate
will unwind as it must." When Grendel died, the soldiers "had no semse of
sorrow, felt no regret for his sufferings," because they believed Grendel was
destined to die, and there was no way to defy destiny. They also did not pity
Grendel becau... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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