What does the word trap refer to in this excerpt from Beowulf? ‘O flower of warriors, beware of that trap. Choose, dear Beowulf, the better part, eternal rewards. Do not give way to pride. For a brief while your strength is in bloom but it fades quickly; and soon there will follow illness or the sword to lay you low, or a sudden fire or surge of water or jabbing blade or javelin from the air or repellent age. Your piercing eye’ will dim and darken; and death will arrive, dear warrior, to sweep you away.

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What does the word trap refer to in this excerpt from Beowulf?

‘O flower of warriors, beware of that trap.

Choose, dear Beowulf, the better part,

eternal rewards. Do not give way to pride.

For a brief while your strength is in bloom

but it fades quickly; and soon there will follow

illness or the sword to lay you low, or a sudden fire or surge of water

or jabbing blade or javelin from the air

or repellent age. Your piercing eye’

will dim and darken; and death will arrive,

dear warrior, to sweep you away.

A) death

B) accidents

C) old age

D) pride

In this excerpt, the word trap refers to:

D) pride.

Explanation:

Beowulf is one of the most famous epic poems of all time. It takes the name of its main character, the hero Beowulf, who fights and defeats three monsters: Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon.

In this particular excerpt, Beowulf is being advised against being proud. That is the trap he should be careful about. The speaker is telling him that all the reasons he now has to be prideful will, one day, vanish. His strength, prowess, and youth will give way to old age and death. Death, as a matter of fact, may even come early, by the hands of others.

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