"Unferth...was not man enough to face the turmoil of a fight under water and the risk to his life. So there he lost fame and repute." This is interesting to see because of Unferth's boasting and challenging of Beowulf earlier in the poem. It's sad that so many people pretend to be something they aren't to live up to the expectations that they believe others hold them to. Unfortunately, if their character cannot back up their claims, they will let themselves down and run the risk of letting others down as well.
I commented on Kelli's blog.
Maybe this is irrelevant, but who truly has the bigger head? I just wonder if maybe Beowulf is bit over praised/over rated, but maybe that destroys all the morality that the epic is trying to convey...
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