Characters & Lineage
The only warrior to stay and help Beowulf defeat the dragon
Wiglaf
After getting more details on Grendel, he is used to exemplify ______ & ______ in the novel
Evil & Isolation
The following kenning, "higlac's follower" is used to describe who in the poem
Beowulf
The event that makes Beowulf appear as a villian is
Grendel killing one of the Geats viciously while Beowulf just watches
How does Beowulf gain superhero status?
when he tears Grendel's arm off to defeat him
The poem emphasizes loyalty through this character's actions
Who is Wiglaf
Grendel's lair is described as this
What is a hell on earth or a mere?
Beowulf's strength is described as being equal to these many men
30
Beowulf's funeral reflects this cultural value
What is honor for the dead?
What kind of place is Grendel's mother's home when it is described as having a "lake that burns like a torch" and is surrounded by trees with "frozen spray"
A most unnatural and fundamentally wrong place. A place where all natural life is repelled
What concept is explored alongside fate in the epic?
Free will or divine intervention
Beowulf's sword fails him in battle, symbolizing this.
What is FATE
The two things that Hrothgar offers Beowulf in exchange for his help again with Grendel's mother
"twisted-gold" and "heaped up ancient treasure"
The poem includes supernatural elements like monsters and these
Magical protections and "god-forged" weapons
Even after the strange lake that Grendel's mother inhabits surges with blood, Beowulf's men do not leave even though they fear he is dead too because of this cultural trait
Loyalty
The lines (307-309) from the poem "but fate, that night, intended Grendel to gnaw the broken bones of his last human supper" are an example of
Foreshadowing