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"They sank into sleep. The price of that evening's rest was too high for the Dane who bought it with his life." Who is sleeping here?
the Danes
"Grendel's mother, living in the murky cold lake assigned her since Cain had killed his only brother, slain his father's son with an angry sword. God drove him off, outlawed him to the dry and barren desert." What theme does this relate to most?
Christianity and Paganism
"The old king leaped to his feet, gave thanks to God for such words [...] The wise ruler rode, stately and splendid; shield-bearing soldiers marched at his side." Which old king is the text referring to?
Hrothgar
How does Grendel's mother avenge her son's death?
She kills Hrothgar's closes friend Auschere and takes her son's arm
sheath for a sword
scabbard
"Her sad heart and her greed, drove her from her den on the dangerous pathway of revenge." Who is being driven from her den, and where is she headed?
Grendel's Mom is headed to Herot
"And then the battle's only survivor swam up and away from those silence corpses; the water was calm and clean, the whole huge lake peaceful." What theme does this relate to most?
Good Warriors & Good Kings or Repetition/Change
"And you, Unferth, let my famous old sword stay in your hands: I shall shape glory with Hrunting, or death will hurry me from this earth!" What does Beowulf do here?
He gives his own sword to Unferth, so he can use Hrunting in the battle against Grendel's mother.
a meeting conducted in secrecy
clandestine
"Then he saw, hanging on the wall, a heavy sword, hammered by giants, strong and blessed with their magic, the best of all weapons." Why did Beowulf need to find another sword?
Hrunting (the sword Unferth gave him) was useless against Grendel's mom because she bewitched manmade weapons also.
Fame, Pride, and Shame (mostly shame)
"There, the water's heat could not hurt him, nor anything in the lake attach him through the building's high-arching roof." Where did Grendel's Mom take Beowulf?
a battle-hall to fight
Fill in the blank: Ms. Kresge was _____ about everyone's ability to pass the test; there was no way anyone could change her mind.
adamant
"I've heard that my people, peasants working in the fields, have seen a pair of such fiends wandering in the moors and marshes, giant monsters living in those desert lands." Who is speaking this quotation? Why?
Hrothgar is telling Beowulf what he has heard of Grendel's mother, the new beast terrorizing his Herot.
"But her guest discovered that no sword could slice her evil skin, that Hrunting could not hurt her, was useless now when he needed it." What theme does this mostly relate to?
Paganism/Christianity
"For hours he sank through the waves; at last he saw the mud of the bottom." What happens next in the poem?
Grendel's Mom saw a creature had come to explore her world, so she welcomed him in her claws, clutching at him savagely, although unable to harm him.
"Then he saw The mighty water witch, and swung his sword, His ring-marked blade, straight at her head; The iron sang its fierce song, Sang Beowulf's strength." This is an example of personification why?
The iron sword is said to be singing a song. When the sword is swung through the air, it makes a high-pitched singing sound.
feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy
indignant
"And the Danes shivered, miserable, might men tormented by grief, seeing, there on that cliff above the water..." What did the men see outside of Grendel's Mom's lair?
"...lifted [the giant's sword] high over his head and struck with all the strength he had left, caught her in the neck and cut it through, broke bones and all." To what two themes does this most relate?
Good Warriors/Good Kings or Fame/Pride/Shame or Repetition & Change
"Yet proud of their ugly load and determined that the Danes, seated in Herot, should see it." What was the "ugly load" the Geats were referring to here?
Grendel's skull, although they were also carrying Beowulf's helmet, mail shirt, and the hilt of the giant sword
After walking into the mansion, no one could get over the ________ demeanor of the entire house.
grandiose