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一.What is the theme of Beowulf?Thematically the poem presents a vivid picture of how the primitive people wage heroic struggles against the hostile forces of the natural world under a wise and mighty leader.The poem is an example of the mingling of nature myths and heroic legends.二.William Shakespeare （i）Name his four greatest tragedies.（2）What are the characteristics of the four tragedies in common? (3)Briefly summarize each hero’s weakness of nature.1.Shakespeare’sfourgreatest tragediesare:Hamlet,Othello,Kinglear,and Macbeth.2.Eachportrays some noble hero,who faces the injustice of human lif