(Macbeth) Why does the play end in malcolm's monologue?

b.)the road of trials

explanation:

beowulf sets out on his journey for daneland. -- 1

hrothgar welcomes beowulf. -- 2

beowulf waits for grendel to attack heorot. -- 3

beowulf succeeds in defeating grendel by tearing off his arm. -- 4

beowulf fights with grendel’s mother. -- 5

beowulf sets out for his fight with the dragon. -- 6

beowulf sets out for his geatish homeland. -- 7

the words “strangest” and “unusual” suggest that the narrator is about to tell the story of an odd or puzzling group of people.