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Beowulf claims to be a single complete work	158
Want of unity: a story and a sequel	159
More unity in Beowulf than in some Greek epics. The first 2200 lines form a complete story, not ill composed	160
Homeric method of episodes and allusions in Beowulf and Waldere	162 163
Triviality of the main plot in both parts of Beowulf—tragic significance in some of the allusions	165
The characters in Beowulf abstract types	165
The adventures and sentiments commonplace, especially in the fight with the dragon	168
Adventure of Grendel not pure fantasy	169
Grendel's mother more romantic	172
Beowulf is able to give epic dignity to a commonplace set of romantic adventures	173

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