Give details that support the claim that Beowulf is a round character.I guess I'm looking for details that would make a reader think that he is a...

I must agree with you when adhering to the definitions
provided that Beowulf is a flat character.

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A flat character is a minor character in a work
of fiction who does not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a
story.

A round
character is a complex literary character with fully developed and dynamic
traits.

Beowulf is a known hero. The only reason
that Hrothgar accepts Beowulf's help is because he knows of him through the epic tales
told regarding the heroic tales Beowulf has partaken in.

But, sometimes it makes a text more interesting to try to
prove something different.

Therefore, to support that
Beowulf is a round character, one must look at how he is developed for the "new" reader.

In the opening of Episode One, Beowulf is first
described:

Now
Beowulf bode in the burg of the Scyldings,
leader beloved, and long he
ruled
in fame with all
folk

Here readers learn from
where Beowulf comes and that he is a loved ruler (both provide the development of who
Beowulf is).

In the conversation between Beowulf and
Unferth, readers find out that many people, outside of Beowulf's kingdom, know of the
heroism of Beowulf. This, again, attributes to the "roundness" of Beowulf's character-
readers are learning more about him as a warrior and
hero.

Later, readers learn about Beowulf's internal
strength and morality. He chooses to fight the monster Grendel without weapons- so that
the fight be fair:

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Not with the sword, then, to sleep of
death
his life will I give, though it lie in my power.
No skill is
his to strike against me,
my shield to hew though he hardy be,
bold
in battle; we both, this night,
shall spurn the sword, if he seek me
here,
unweaponed, for
war.

Although those who speak
of Beowulf know him well and he does not seem to change as a man (is and remains a
hero), readers learn about Beowulf's notoriety through the text itself. Therefore, one
could justify that Beowulf is a round character based solely upon the fact that his
history, his battles, and his abilities are immaculately
detailed.