edgetho's famous son- Beowulf the geat captain- beowulf she-wolf - grendel's mom sea-test - swim contest demon- grendel the king of glory- beowulf
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What is a caesura?
pause that allows the scop to catch a breath
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what is an example of a caesura
"Four and twenty black birds,— baked in a pie" "to be, or not to be—that is the question"
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8 characteristics of an epic hero
-signgificant and glorified person + awesome person -on a quest -has superior strength, intelligence, and/or courage -is ethical -risks death for glory and betterment of society -preforms brave deeds -is a strong and responsible leader -reflects the ideals of a particular society
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5 characteristics of an epic
-hero is a great leader and a person who strongly identified with the people/society -setting is broad- often upper and lower worlds -hero preforms great deeds in battke and often undertakes an extraordinary journey -gods and other supernatural or fantastic beings take part -story is told in the heightened language (old english)
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4 examples of beowulf having superior strength
1. beowulf defeats both grendel and his mom with his bare hands 2. swam for days in a full suit of armor and sword with ease 3. he battled 5 beats and slaughtered 9 sea brutes 4.survived a two hour dive downward to grendel's moms' lair
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4 examples of how beowulf risks his life for society
1. selflessly decides to sail to denmark to help hrothgar and his ppl—risks life on journey 2. kills dragon to save ppl even tho he is old and weak 3. fights grendel 4. comes back to fight grendel's mom
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4 examples of how beowulf is ethical and moral
1. after annihilating Grendel's mom in battle, he finds himself in a room full of her gold, treasure, and other riches. Instead, he only takes with him a magical sword and Grendel's head 2. when unferth accuses him of not being the hero he truly is, beowulf politely negates all the accusations unferth made 3.beowulf fights grendel with no weapons and armor bc grendel doesnt use nor wear those things either 4.beowulf asks hrothgar permission to eliminate grendel
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What does herot mean
Hallof the stag
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What is beowulf seeking (term for glory)
Lof
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Define lof
Glory that is so great that you will be remembered forever
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How did beowulf lure grendel to the hall of herot
Recreated the circumstances of the first attack
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What did grendel's moms death and beowulfs victory represent
The death of paganisn and uprising of christianity
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What is the lesson learned from beowulfs death
Even glorious hero's will come to an end
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What present day country are the normans from
France
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4 examples of how beowulf is a great leader
Leadership -\> ruled over a country Intelligence-\> formed plan to lure grendel Bravery-\> goes to fight dragon even though his age has affected his combat skills Confidence- assures people of danes he is just as, if not more, ferocious as grendel
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4 examples of supernatural and god elements
magical sword forged by ogres man-eating demonic beast aka grendel sea monsters preached that god will protect and watch over him