Vocabulary
This word means a den or hiding place.
Lair
This character is a prince of the Geats and a famous "epic hero"
Beowulf
Where does Beowulf's battle with Grendel take place?
Herot, the Danes' mead hall
What is the term for the main character of an epic who has many admirable qualities?
Epic hero
This word means hunted or followed
Stalked
This character attacks the Danes every night for 12 years
Grendel
How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?
He tears the monster's arm off
What is the character in a story that the reader is supposed to root against called?
Antagonist
This word is used to describe something that is making twisting or turning motions
Writhing
This character is the King of the Danes
Hrothgar
Where is the lair of Grendel and Grendel's Mother?
At the bottom of a dark and scary lake
"Mood" in literature is...
The feelings that readers get from a text
This word means horrible or ghastly
Gruesome
This character is killed by a magic sword
Grendel's Mother
How does Beowulf defeat Grendel's Mother?
With a magical sword he finds in her lair
Name one characteristic typically associated with "epic heroes"
Strength, leadership, confidence, persuasion, winning many battles
This word means disgusting.
Loathsome
This character is the only Geat warrior to stay and fight the dragon with Beowulf
Wiglaf
How much time passes between Beowulf's battle with Grendel's Mother and his battle with the dragon?
50 years
A theme is a big idea or topic in a story and...
The message about that topic that can be applied outside of the text