In the historical period in which this epic fight took place, Beowulf most likely used only his bare hands because A. there were no worthy weapons in Medieval times
B. defeating an enemy by physical strength alone was much admired in Medieval times
C. he severely underestimated the strength of his opponent
D. using weapons on such an undemanding foe would cause his honor to be questioned

B. defeating an enemy by physical strength alone was much admired in Medieval times

Explanation:

When Beowulf who later became the King of the Geats, sailed to Denmark to help the Danes fight the monster Grendel, he did so at a time when brave acts were looked up to with much admiration.

People who were able to defeat tough opponents with weapons were praised, people who did it without weapons were the epitome of courage and deserved to be praised. When Beowulf decided to take Grendel head-on with now weapon, he wanted the praise of defeating an opponent barehanded.

modifying the base for word

subject: why anyone can be a genius.

occasion: moving forward in life.

audience: average person

purpose: to push you further in life

speaker: many famous geniuses.

here is the poem:

here is thy, and here is thee, genius is for what he can be.

poem is a matter of rhyme, but like ben frank said, life is a matter of time.

we have great inventors such as thomas edison, who said, "genius is one percent inspiration and 99% perspiration." no, no perspiration as what comes from your skeleton.

we have great minds, from places of all kinds, such as yu kaw la chi tie, (now im switching languages because yu kaw was japanese.)

てちハラスイヒイス, てちラスイヒイス

てちのちみスイヒイス.

you are a genius, well not yet, but you are capable, and that is a bet.