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Characters
Plot
Riddles/themes
misc
100
shepherd of evil, guardian of crime
What is an epithet?
100
Descendents of Cain
Who are Grendel and his mother?
100
good and evil
What is the central theme of Beowulf?
100
an inanimate object
What is narrator of riddles
100
courage, loyalty, fidelity, transcience, honor,revenge, fate
What characteristics of AS epic literature
200
candle of the skies is an epithet for this
What is the sun?
200
the dragon
What is last creature Beowulf battles
200
superior intelligence, high moral character, superhuman strength
What characteristics of an AS hero?
200
He represents physical evil
What is Grendel
200
the 8th century
What is the era in which Beowulf was written
300
the whale-road
What is a kenning?
300
long, formal speeches, litotes, alliteration, supernatural aid, larger than life hero, represents national values
What are characteristics of AS epic?
300
This character represents moral or intellectual evil?
What is Grendel's mother
300
term for story beginning in the middle of things
What is in medias res
400
an inanimate object
What is the narrator of an AS riddle?
400
she had 5 husbands
What is the wife of Bath
400
the only lasting thing AS warriors desired
What is fame
400
physical and moral evil can be challenged and overcome but ultimately evil cannot be avoided
What is theme or AS epics
400
characteristics of chivalry (3)
What is loyalty, generosity, courtesy
500
the narrator and extra pilgrim
What is innkeeper
500
How Beowulf's men think he died
What is drowned fighting the dragon
500
women should be able to do as they wish
What is the theme of The Wife of Bath's Tale
500
characteristics of fabliau (5)
What is old man, young man, young woman, someone is humiliated, bawdy