1. Revenge is a key value in this section of Beowulf. The dragoon had burnt down Beowulf's home, his own city, and the best buildings in the city. Because of this, Beowulf became enraged with anger. This is shown in lines 2331-2336. "His mind was turmoil,/ unaccustomed anxiety and gloom/ confused his brain; the fire-dragon/ had raised the coastal region and reduced/ forts and earthworks to dust and ashes,/ so the war-king planned and plotted his revenge." Beowulf was furious and focused on nothing else but killing the dragon. When Beowulf dies, he hands down his legacy to his sons and the people of his city. He understands that he is leaving earth and he must leave what he can, behind. This is shown in, "Now should I give my sons/ my battle garments,/ but fate did not grant/ that I have these sons./ I ruled the people for 50 winters. Not one king among/ the neighboring peoples/ dared greet me/ with a sword;/ I feared no one."
2. This story is different from the other sections of Beowulf because in the end, the hero, Beowulf, dies. In the other stories he always pulls through and has victory over whomever he is fighting. It gives an entirely different vibe because the whole story showed that Beowulf was basically invincible, except for this section where he is killed.
3. Beowulf's death would be honorable because he died doing something that he was born to do, fighting for himself and his people. As he was dying he left his whole legacy to his sons and the others of his city. He also gained quite a bit of treasure, which he shared with his people. He also died heroically by fighting a huge fire-breathing dragon.
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