Which scene from the Beowulf reading is an example of internal conflict?

A. King Hrothgar's despair over the inability to defeat Grendel

B. Grendel's retreat into the woods after having lost his arm in a fight with Beowulf

C. Unferth's challenge to Beowulf concerning his bravery

D. Beowulf's barehanded fight with Grendel

A. King Hrothgar's despair over the inability to defeat Grendel. Is the scene from Beowulf reading that is an example of internal conflict.

Internal conflict in literature is the struggle occurring within a character's mind. The struggle comes about when things the character vies for can't be reached in reality.

In Beowulf, the character with internal conflict is King Hrothgar. He is internally conflicted because he vies for the death of Grendel but he his strategies of killing Grendel all failed. Thus, his goal can't be reached.