Vocab
Macbeth
Beowulf
Beowulf Pt. 2
100

To discharge, release

Emit

100

Where does Macbeth take place?

Scotland

100

Where is Beowulf from?

Geatland

100
What is a "scop"
A poet.
200

Cant be satisfied

Insatiable

200

What does Duncan call Macbeth when he hears that Macbeth has defeated Macdonald?

Calls him his worthy gentlemen

200

How many men does Beowulf take with him to battle Grendel?

14

200

Who are the Scyldlings?

Hrothgar's warriors.

300

Type of lucky charm

Talisman

300

Who is sentenced to death?

Thane of Cawdor

300

When did Grendel attack Herot Hall?

At night

300

Who taunts Beowulf during the festivities of Heorot?

Unferth

400

Noisy and attacking speech

Harangue

400

How many acts are in the play?

5 acts

400

Where does Grendel come from?

"A hell on earth"

400

How does Beowulf kill Grendel

Rips his arm off through the shoulder.

500
Bitter and unpleasant in taste or smell

Acrid

500

What century does the play take place?

11th century

500

How does Hrothgar know Beowulf?

He was friends with Beowulf's father

500

Who lends Beowulf a sword to fight Grendel's mother?

Unferth