Beowulf
This mead hall is the setting for much of the story of Beowulf.
What is Herot?
The Wife of Bath has had this many husbands.
What is 5?
The Pardoner is a man guilty of this sin.
What is avarice or greed?
The first scene sets up two important pieces of background information. The first is the appearance of the Ghost of Hamlet the senior and the second is this.
What is the possible war with Norway?
Polonius sends Reynaldo to spy on Laertes and to do this.
What is spread rumors?
What is Geat?
The knight is accused of this crime.
What is rape?
Who stabbed the man in the coffin?
Who is Death?
The Ghost of Hamlet refuses to speak to this person and will only speak to his son.
Who is Horatio?
Hamlet appeared disheveled with his clothing in a state of undress, grabbed Ophelia and did this before sighing and leaving.
What is stared at her?
When Beowulf kills Grendel he uses his bare hands to rip off this body part.
What is Grendel's arm?
In punishment for his crime, the knight must answer this question.
What is what do women want?
The rioters decide to find the murderer and do this.
What is kill Death?
Laertes asks this of King Claudius.
Polonius told the king and queen this is the cause of Hamlet's madness.
What is his love for Ophelia?
When Beowulf kills Grendel's mother he uses a sword from this mythical creature.
What is a giant?
The knight struggles to find the answer until he gets help from this person.
What is an old woman?
On their quest, the rioters become distracted by this that they find under a tree.
What is gold?
Laertes tells Ophelia that Hamlet will only use her and cannot marry her for this reason.
What is since he is royalty he must marry from a higher rank?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have come to the castle to do this for King Claudius.
What is spy on Hamlet?
King Hrothgar gives Beowulf new armor, a new sword, eight horses, and a great deal of jewels and gold for killing this beast.
Who is Grendel's mother?
In return for the help the knight receives, he must do this.
What is marry the old woman?
At the end of the story, the rioters die due to their sin. It is a sin that they share with this person.
Who is the Pardoner?
The Ghost of Hamlet reveals this to his son.
What is Claudius poisoned him?
Shakespeare writes similar plot lines for Hamlet and Laertes to highlight their differences. The literary term for their relationship is to say that they are these.
What are foils?