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In Beowulf, the conflict between good and evil is the poem's main and most important aspect. The poet makes it clear that good and evil do not exist as only opposites, but that both qualities are present in everyone. Beowulf represents the ability to do good, or to perform acts selflessly and in help of others. Goodness is also showed throughout this epic as having the ability to cleanse evil. Even though evil is presented …

…make up for evil things he has done. In Beowulf, pride is presented as an evil, with fatal consequences. Good and evil are both very apparent throughout Beowulf. Good represented by both selfless acts completed by Beowulf as well as its ability to cleanse evil. The evil creatures that Beowulf faces as well as pride together show the evil in the poem. Together they portray Beowulf's most important aspect, the conflict between good and evil.