URGENT Would you consider Beowulf's boasting to be a sign of excessive pride
or a promise to the people of his abilities? Explain with reference to a
specific line from the text.

Answer in a paragraph

yes Beowulf is indeed a proud man and boastful man. But thats not because hes a conceited, arrogant man ; its more of hes living up to expectations of his society.

we need to see the paragraphs in order to answer this.

the answer is:

to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.