Beowulf: The Effects of False Security

"And you all know that Security is mortals' chiefest enemy." -Hecate in "Macbeth" By William Shakespeare For thousands of years, since the beginning of civilization, societies have striven to secure their homes by any means possible. Even Romulus, founder of one of the world's mightiest empires, started with a wooden fence, and the French general Maginot raised unscalable walls, protecting his country from the Germans with his Maginot line. However, despite the works of the …

…remain aware of an enemy's possibilities, and not to become too proud in any defense, no matter how impressive. Works Cited: "Beowulf." Vol. A. Trans. Alan Sullivan and Timothy Murphy. The Longman Anthology of British Literature. Ed. David Damrosch. 2nd ed. New York: Pearson Education, 2004. Lawson, Rich. "Christianity in Beowulf." Shadowed Realm. 7 Aug. 2004. 2 Nov. 2005 <http://www.shadowedrealm.com/articles/exclusive/article.php?id=4>. Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. New York: Washington Square Press, 1992.