Beowulf Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Comprehension The questions below refer to the selections “from Beowulf‚ Part One‚” “from Grendel‚” “Life in 999: A Grim Struggle‚” and “from Beowulf‚ Part Two.” ____ 1. Beowulf slays Grendel in order to — |a. |save Hrothgar and the Danes from the monster | |b. |prevent Grendel from invading the
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In both works‚ Beowulf and Grendel‚ Grendel himself is generally given the same connotations. He is given kennings‚ called names‚ referred to as the evil spawn of Cain‚ and even viewed as a monster; but why? Why in both books is he a wicked‚ horrible‚ person who is harshly excluded from everyone? After stumbling upon John Gardner’s book‚ it was halfway expected that some excuse would be made for Grendel; that he wasn’t really the inexorable monster the thanes in Beowulf portrayed him as. But all
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Shield Sheafson was seen as a triumphant‚ wise and noble king. He rose from nothing as an infant with no known family to a brave warrior. As a warrior and leader he eventually proved his strength to many tribes and became king. Many then began to pay tribute to Sheafson. He believed that‚ “behavior that’s admired is the path to power among people everywhere.” (Line 24-25). King Hrothgar then rose to power as king by his father Halfdane who was son of Beow‚ which was Shield Sheafson’s son. Hrothgar
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1. Weapons serve as the tools that the soldiers must use > to do their job: killing beasts or men without getting > killed. As a artist may be fond of his paintbrush‚ the > soldiers greatly cherish their weapons. Often a weapon is > valued for its pedigree. The author often interrupts action > to delve into a weapon’s previous owners and its history. > In the introduction‚ Burton Raffel states‚ “The important > tools‚ in this poem‚ are weapons: proven swords and helmets > are handed down
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own kin. | | | | Literary Elements The questions below refer to the selection "from Beowulf." Alliteration and Kennings | | 4. | Which of the following quotations from Beowulf contains alliteration? | | | | c. | “The ancient blade broke‚ bit . . .‚ drew blood” | | | | | 5. | Which of the following quotations from Beowulf contains a kenning? a. | “And all at once the greedy she-wolf” | | | | Comprehension The questions below refer to the selection "The
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The Anglo-Saxons: 449–1066 Introduction to the Literary Period The Anglo-Saxons: 449–1066 A.D. 1066 A.D. 449 Norman Anglo-Saxon Invasion Invasion 55 B.C–A.D.409 A.D.878 Roman Occupation King Alfred against the Danes 300s B.C. Celts in Britain 300 B.C. A.D. 1 A.D. 300 A.D. 600 A.D. 400–699 Spread of Christianity A.D. 900 A.D. 1200 The Celts in Britain Before and during the 4th century B.C. • Britain home to several Celtic tribes • Britain named for one Celtic tribe—the Brythons • King
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questions Beowulf to know if he is a spy or not. 3. Why is this important to that time period? - It is important to know if he is not a spy or not so that there are no traiters in Hrothgar’s kingdom 4. Do you see any examples of alliteration or kennings? - Yes some of them are "Prince of Weders"‚ "The son of Ecgtheow"‚ "The Geatish Hero"‚ and "The lord of the
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I agree that there is a confusion on how to act. Though chivalry isn’t dead just rare. That this problem is not only with men but people. Chivalry should exist but with both genders. Just be decent human being regardless of gender. It’s not fair to expect everyone to uphold a certain standard that only you have. If there is a certain standard you have only keep those who are at that standard. People will be people some will just not have human decency. -Alliteration ex “Out from the marsh‚ from
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him because he wants to make sure that he isn’t a spy of any sort. This was important because during this time period not many came volunteering to kill large beasts. They just wanted to make sure. 3. Do you see any examples of alliteration or kennings? Please find at least one example of each. An alliteration can be used in the following lines the words: "waves‚ warriors‚ water‚ warriors‚ weapons." on the waves under the cliffs and the warriors stood at the prow as the water wound against
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Beowulf represents values of pre-Christian values throughout the story by elements such as wealth/honor‚ biblical/paganistic‚ and man vs. wild themes. The time period in which Beowulf was written‚ itself‚ sets a pre-Christian value. The epic has many others such as archetypal‚ symbolic themes‚ and motifs‚ but the most important that serve to add depth to the characters are the wealth‚ honor‚ religious‚ man‚ and wildness themes. These themes do not only serve to define character‚ but they also factor
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