ARCHETYPES
This archetype offers a character the opportunity to cleanse/purify themself from a wrong (think of the Christian ritual of baptism)
water or rain
This archetype is never easily accomplished and often includes near-impossible challenges as the protagonist searches for someone or something of great power or importance.
The Quest
The Normans brought this form of government and social order to England in the 12th century.
Feudalism
Long narrative poem that is usually developed orally and celebrates heroic deeds.
Epic Poem
The author of Beowulf
Anonymous
The three categories of archetypes
Symbolic, Character, Situational
This archetype is a symbol of knowledge, power, and the ability to transform.
Fire
Killed aproximately 1/3 of the English poplation in the 14th century
The Black Death/The Plague
Beowulf is an example of this literary term for someone who is larger than life and represents the values of a culture.
Epic Hero
Sweden
This archetype is unjustly held responsible for others’ sins, is ultimately sacrificed, and often becomes a more powerful force dead than alive.
Scapegoat
This archetype is often associated with paradise, innocence, or unspoiled beauty.
Garden
Known as England's greatest medieval poet.
Geoffrey Chaucer
References in literature to other works or events or people in history.
Allusion
The name or Hrothgar's mead hall
Herot
Captain America's shield and Thor's hammer are examples of this archetype.
Magic Weapon
This archetype often symbolizes a journey through life.
a road
Invaded England in 55 BC and left in 407 AD
The Romans
Groups of lines in a poem
Stanzas
Beowulf did not have a son to be the heir to his thrown. Maybe he just didn't have enough of this Oxford English Dictionary's 2023 word of the year.
Rizz
Archetype is a Greek word meaning
“original ______ or model”
Pattern
This archetype is somewhat heroic, similar to a servant with hero-like qualities, and their duty is often to protect the hero.
Loyal Retainer
In the 13th century, King ______ was forced to sign the Magna Carta.
John
The process of analyzing a literary work in order to reveal its meaning
Explication
Beowulf's Father
Eadgethow