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Blaise, I see that your topic sentences answer what their greatest fear is, but how is it significant? How does it help us understand humanity better in terms of fear? How does their rash actions to remain in control affect themselves and others?

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Blaise, I see that your topic sentences answer what their greatest fear is, but how is it significant? How does it help us understand humanity better in terms of fear? How does their rash actions to remain in control affect themselves and others?

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Dr. Faustus derives his power from his intelligence so he trades his soul for Satanic power.

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"all things that move between the quiet poles shall be at my command"

"a sound magician is a mighty god"
(Dr. Faustus 25)

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"the man whose name was known for courage, the Geat leader, resolute in his helmet," (Beowulf 25)

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Beowulf is portrayed as an honorable hero. In the Celtic tradition, there is no afterlife. The only life after death was being remembered by those still living. Because of this, Beowulf is determined to create his legacy. He comes to protect Hrothgar without being asked which seems honorable but it also shows that he is obsessed with becoming a hero, the source of his power. Because he does not want to lose his power by failing to kill the dragon, he attacks it all by himself and gets bit. The poisonous bite kills him but his legacy is intact. He would rather be remembered than alive.

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Brutus will do whatever it takes to prevent Rome from becoming corrupt. However, his actions to protect Rome lead to the dissolution of his own morals. Because Brutus sees Rome as the source of his power, he wants to make sure it stays as strong as he imagines it is. However, his reckless actions lead to the loss of his power, first by the betrayal of the Roman people and then by his death.

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“set honor in one eye and death in the other and I will look on both indifferently,” (Shakespeare 7)

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In Julius Caesar, Brutus sacrifices his morals for the good of Rome, the source of his power.

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Dr. Faustus derives his power from his intelligence so he trades his soul for Satanic power.

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Good start, Blaise. Answer the second part of the approach. How does that fear of a loss of power influence their actions?

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Good start, Blaise. Answer the second part of the approach. How does that fear of a loss of power influence their actions?

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To Beowulf, his power comes from his strength and his legacy, so he battles monsters to be remembered.

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In Beowulf, Dr. Faustus, and Julius Caesar, authors reveal man's greatest fear, the loss of power, through the rash actions the characters make to remain in control and "lead to more...understanding of other lives."

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- celtic tradition of no afterlife, only legacy
- importance of fate
- gives his time and life to Hrothgar without being asked
- successfully kills Grendel and Grendel's mother
- obsession with glory leads to his death because he goes after the dragon alone and gets bit