A major theme in this poem is Christianity, throughout the poem god is referred to as the "almighty" and the "lord of life", god is watching over everyone, he sees that Shield Sheafson is a great leader and he sees that the people respect him and parade him with gifts, and gods gift was a son, Beowulf was a gift from god which explains his greatness. When Cain killed Abel god exiled Cain's clan and condemned them as outcasts, but Cain killed Able because he was jealous that god had more approval for able. Every deed that is done in this poem is for the attention of god, and good things done will be rewarded by "the almighty" and bad things done will be condemned by him.
You might want to rethink the idea that every deed done is for the attention of God. Note that Cain and Abel is probably a overlaying of Christian explanation on the original text.
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