Beowulf
Beowulf travels to Denmark to defeat this threat.
What is Grendel?
This theme is revealed by Macbeth's desire to become king.
What is ambition?
This character begins the novella cold, isolated, and greedy
Who is Ebeneezer Scrooge?
Find the verb in this sentence: The crowd cheered loudly.
What is loudly?
Define: malaise
What is, a sense of unease/depression?
Who is Cain?
Macbeth seemingly acts on his free will when he does this.
What is chooses to murder King Duncan?
Jacob Marley's chains symbolize the consequences of this behavior in life.
What is green/sin?
What part of speech is "during"
What is a preposition?
Define stasis
What is a condition of no change?
Beowulf's choice to fight bare-handed shows this heroic value.
What is honor/courage?
The phrase "fair is foul, foul is fair" expresses this concept.
What is appearance vs. reality?
This Ghost shows Scrooge that this part of his life cannot be changed.
Who is The Ghost of Christmas Past?
What is "assignment"?
Define: Plaintive
What is sorrowful/sad; expressing or evoking mourning?
Wiglaf remains with Beowulf during the dragon fight because he values this trait.
What is loyalty?
Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking scene reveals the long-term effects of this emotion.
What is guilt?
Scrooge's transformation occurs primarily because he understands this.
What is empathy/generosity
The gerund in this sentence:
Reading before bed relaxes her.
What is "reading"
Define: Verdant
What is green, lush with vegetation?
Beowulf's final battle reflects this thematic shift in the poem.
What is the shift from youthful heroism to mortality?
By the end of the play, Shakespeare suggests that moral choices do this.
What is shape one's identity and fate?
Through Scrooge's redemption, Dicken's develops this central theme.
What is redemption?
The object of the preposition in this sentence is...The cat slept under the table.
What is "table"
Define: Quintessential