Quotes
"So mankind's enemy continued his crimes, killing as often as he could, coming alone, bloodthirsty and horrible."
Who is mankind's enemy?
Grendel
King of the Danes
Hrothgar
Beowulf promises to not hide behind this during his battle with Grendel.
his broad-linden shield
When I have a lot of stress, I tend to get _____ and lose my patience quickly.
testy
(n.) A bitter or malicious criticism
diatribe
"Then, when darkness had dropped, Grendel went up to Herot, wondering what the warriors would do in that hall when their drinking was done."
What is Herot?
Hrothgar's mead hall
King of the Geats
Higlac
Beowulf promises to fight Grendel without these items. What are they?
his armor and sword
Homer has spent many episodes as a _____, like on that one when he was the newest member of the NRA.
neophyte
(adj.) Too apparent to be doubted; unquestionable
indubitable
"When we crossed the sea, my comrades and I, I already knew that all my purpose was this..."
Beowulf tells Welthow the Queen his purpose. What is it?
to win the good will of your people or die in battle, pressed in Grendel's fierce grip
Hrothgar's lieutenant
Wulfgar
Beowulf's severed arm
The _____ in the girl's apartment was the color pink; there was pink in every room.
motif
(n.) Clearness in understanding or observation
perspicacity
"What man, anywhere under Heaven's high arch, has fought in such darkness, endured more misery, or been harder pressed?" Beowulf is boasting about his accomplishments here to Unferth.
Name three of Beowulf's feats that he shares with the others.
he killed nine huge sea-monsters, drove five great giants into chains chasing the race from the Earth, risen from the darkness of war dripping in his enemy's blood, hunted monsters out of the ocean, killing them all one by one
Hrothgar's grandfather
Beo
an item so glorious and protected by God that Grendel would go nowhere near it
Hrothgar's throne
The _____ with which the judge passed out the punishment was just for each crime.
equity
(adj.) subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty; having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision
moot
"How Shild made slaves of soldiers from every Land, crowds of captives he'd beaten into terror. he'd traveled to Denmark alone, an abandoned child."
Who is Shild?
a Danish King and Hrothgar's great grandfather
Name two of Hrothgar's siblings.
Hergar, Halga, or Yrs
Welthow gives Beowulf this after he kills Grendel.
one of the most beautiful necklaces ever known
The _____ Bart manages never to do homework or anything else that's required of him.
derelict
(n.) A grotesque imitation
travesty