writhing A. DIRECTIONS: For each underlined word‚ substitute a word or phrase with the same meaning. Write it in the blank following the sentence. 1. Only a hero of Beowulf’s strength could hope to lift the massive sword in Grendel’s battle hall. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. The third monster‚ most loathsome of all‚ had eight eyes on stalks and was covered with lime. ______________________________________________________________________________
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people or die in battle‚ pressed/ In Grendel’s fierce grip. Let me live in greatness/ And courage‚ or here in this hall welcome/ My death!" (632-638). Another prime example of Beowulf’s courage is demonstrated shortly before he murders Grendel when he says‚ "Grendel is no braver‚ no stronger/Than I am! I could kill him with my sword" (677- 678). Grendel has killed countless soldiers in Herot for years‚ but Beowulf claims that not only can he kill him‚ but also he can do it without any weapons or armor
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Beowulf and soldiers are putting their life on the line‚ fighting for a good cause‚ protecting their people and working for a good cause. In the epic story Beowulf is fighting to destroy the monster that is eating all of Hrothgars men in the mead hall. Beowulf defeats the monster and seeks all other monsters that try to promote evil and do evil
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The epic Beowulf was originally passed down generations by word of mouth. It was spoken in Old English by the Anglo-Saxons of England during the years 500 to 1100. Eventually‚ the epic was written down and added altercations by Christian monks wanting to implement a focus on God and rid the Pagan influence it held. The poem is about a hero by the name of Beowulf. He is a human but contains supernatural powers. This enables him to become a great fighter and leader. Upon hearing of a monster terrorizing
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Hrothgar wants his people to live in peace. Beowulf has heard stories from other sailors of Herot and how Grendel (a monster) attacks during the night as the men sleep he grabs them and and eats them for food. Grendel is powerful he is a descended from Cain. “Then out of the night /came the shadows-stalker‚ stealthy and swift;/ the hall-guards were slack‚ asleep at their posts.”(H. 703-705) Beowulf the prince of Geats is a strong young warrior courageous and
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haunting the marches‚ marauding round the heath and the desolate fens.(Beowulf‚ 102-105)” Words like demon‚ and prowler let us know what the people think of him. When one reads the lines they imagine a lurker‚ an unwelcomed thing. Grendel‚ attacks the Mead Hall that Hrothgar builds out of jealousy and loneliness. When Beowulf is asked by Hrothgar to kill Grendel‚ he doesn’t say yes‚ because he feels like he owes him something. He says yes so he can gain from beating Grendel‚ he wants the pride. Now‚ when
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English 12 Beowulf Essay What is a hero? Most of the time‚ when people think of the world “hero” they often think of the classic comic book based super heroes such as Superman or wonder woman. A hero‚ as defined in Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ is a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities. The main character Beowulf from the story Beowulf is a hero because he exemplifies
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marking him as an evil character. His great strength is shown first in his ability to carry enormous amounts of weight. There occur several instances in the story where Grendel lifts great amounts of weight. In Grendel’s first raid of Herot‚ a great mead-hall‚ "he snatched up thirty men‚ smashed them . . . and ran out with their bodies to his lair" (ll. 59-62). This amount of weight equals nearly 5‚000
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the epic poem still resounds today. Beowulf tells about the life and accomplishment of a revered hero – its titular character. In the poem‚ Beowulf‚ a hero of the Geats in Scandinavia‚ comes to the help of Hrothgar‚ the king of the Danes‚ whose mead hall (Herot) has been terrorized by a troll-like monster called Grendel. Beowulf defeats both Grendel and his mother. After a period
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As day after day the music rang / Loud in that hall‚ the harp’s rejoicing / Call and the poet’s clear songs" (1-5). Grendel is annoyed with the music and the poetry; so he growl in pain impatiently. The growling is a communication tool that is primitive and is also a disorganized sound.
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