Beowulf Episode II: Attack of the Troll Wife
Troll-Wife steals these two things from Hrothgar's hall.
What are Aeschere and Grendel's arm?
The number of years that the dragon was able to peacefully exist before someone ticked it off and made it attack.
Symbolism.
Worm.
What is the dragon's epithet?
A bonus 100 points if someone mentions on their own that Ms. Shorter thinks this is a stupid epithet.
These two trophies were left as a message to their finder and symbolize the cycle of violence and revenge in the text.
Aeschere's head and Grendel's arm.
The location of Troll-Wife's lair.
What is a dark, bottomless lake filled with all kinds of monstrosities.
The total number of thanes who abandon Beowulf during battle, fleeing like cowards into the woods.
What is ten?
The alternate names or identifiers that are used for characters.
Monstrous hag or Grendel's dam.
Who is Troll-Wife?
These two rulers appear at opposite ends of the epic and mirror each other.
Who are Scyld and Beowulf?
The fiend that Hrothgar warns Beowulf to fear and not feed.
What is Pride?
Pride leads to greed. Greed leads to the dark side.
This object's theft begins the final conflict of the epic.
What is the cup/flagon/goblet?
When a story utilizes similar structures, events, sentences, or phrases throughout the text.
Parallelism
Prince of the Scyldings.
Who is King Hrothgar?
This is a parallel drawn between both Grendel and Grendel's mother.
What is thick skin? (A.K.A. no 'normal' weapon is able to defeat them)
The two trophies Beowulf returns from battle with
What are Grendel's head and the hilt of the sword.
This landmark is ordered after Beowulf's death so sailors can remember the king for generations.
A universally recurring symbol or general outline for a character or event that makes it immediately recognizable.
Hygelac's earl.
Who is Beowulf?
This symbol represents mortality and the failure of men face in their battle with fate or the gods.
Who are the giants?
This final request allows Beowulf to die knowing his sacrifice accomplished something tangible for his people. This request is ignored by Wiglaf.
Two characters with opposite traits that are meant to highlight the characteristics of each other.
What is a foil?
Woehstan's son and Aelfhere's kinsman.
Who is Wiglaf?
Beowulf and Hrothgar's reigns face similar issues. This is one of them.
1. A demon terrorizes their land and people.
2. This demon only attacks at night.
3. The king alone cannot defeat this demon.
4. The kings both led prosperous, peaceful lands before the attack is started.