quot;But fate had decreed that the Geats' great king would be no better for any weapon" (Beowulf - Act III, p.30). Although he was a few steps away from death, he still hadn't lost his bravery for he was not afraid and accepted death. Also, he didn't blame anyone for his death, didn't blame the poor man who stole the jeweled chalice. He was acting very bravely even knowing he was going to die, which is something very hard to do. Anyone would be scared to death if they knew they were going to die soon, but the great man Beowulf was different. He expressed his acceptance of death to his people by saying, "Have the brave Geats build me a tomb, when the funeral flames have burned me, and build it here, at the water's edge, high on this spit of land, so sailors can see
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