Beowulf Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who were Grendel's earliest ancestors? correct answersA pair of monsters born of Cain "Wondering what the warriors would do" is an example of what literary element? correct answersalliteration What does Grendel do on his first visit to Herot? correct answersHe kills and eats thirty men What news about Grendel spreads all over the world that makes him so frightening to Anglo-Saxons? correct answersHe seeks no peace, offers no truce, and accepts no settlement to stop killing What ex...

Why does Beowulf come to England? correct answersHe doesn't go to England Why do the Anglo-Saxons write about the Beowulf story? correct answersTo teach what they value in terms of ethics, bravery, and courage. What does Heorot symbolize? correct answersThe hall of Hrothgar - power and wealth What does Unferth's name mean in translation - how is this indicative of his behavior? correct answersPeace breaker - he is jealous and envious of Beowulf's talents, and taunts Beowulf to debase...

Beowulf kills Grendel's mother with... correct answersa sword he finds that was made by giants Beowulf chooses to fight Grendel unarmed because... correct answersit would be lowly of a thane to resort to swords and shields the sword that Beowulf uses to fight Grendel's mother is called... correct answersHrunting if Grendel represents evil, then Herot represents... correct answersgoodness and justice after Beowulf cuts the head off of Grendel's dead body, he brings it to... correct...

Hrothgar correct answersKing of the Danes in southern Denmark Herot correct answersa magnificent mead hall (where loyal warriors feast, drink, and tell tales of the scops: AngloSaxon bards) that symbolizes the power and prosperity of Hrothgar also symbolized the might and power of the SpearDanes under Hrothgar scop (bard) correct answersan Anglo-Saxon poet who was commissioned by the early Germanic kings or warriors to entertain them by reciting the poetry to the accompaniment of a harp...

Who is Hrothgar? correct answersThe King of the Danes How many years had Grendel attacked the hall? correct answers12 Why does Grendel attack the mead hall in Beowulf? correct answersHe's miserable and the songs of life and goodness enrage him. What does Beowulf boast that he is going to do to Grendel? correct answersDestroy him with his bare hands How does Hrothgar know of Beowulf? correct answersHrothgar was friends with Beowulf's father. What is a scop? correct answersA poet ...

Who is Scyld Shefing? correct answersAn ancestor of Hrothgar Hrogthar correct answersKing of the Danes Heorot correct answersHrothgar's mead hall Grendel correct answersA demon descended from Cain, Grendel preys on Hrothgar's warriors in the king's mead-hall, Heorot. Because his ruthless and miserable existence is part of the retribution exacted by God for Cain's murder of Abel, Grendel fits solidly within the ethos of vengeance that governs the world of the poem. Beowulf correct...

Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature: Beowulf

What role does fate play in Beowulf's demise, according to Wiglaf? correct answersWiglaf tells the people that fate has the dragon in store for Beowulf. It was "meant to be." Why doesn't Grendel attack Hrothgar? correct answersHrothgar is protected by God. Describe what transpired in the mead hall to evoke the anger of the monster? correct answersThe monster dwelling down in the darkness is angered by the music in the hall, by the song of the poet retelling the history of the Danes, an...

Allegory correct answersA story told on two levels Alliteration correct answersRepitition of initial consonant sound Anonymous correct answersThe Beowulf author Aristocratic correct answersThe class of society that Beowulf is concerned with Boastful correct answersAdjective that describes Unferth Cain correct answersPerson that Grendel and his mom were descended from Cave correct answersPlace where Grendel and his mother dwelled Christian correct answersInfluences that inser...

12th Grade English 1 st Quarter Exercise on Beowulf Part I. Short Answers (60 points total) 1. Grendel’s ancestors descended from the cursed blood line of Cain the evil son of Adam and Eve in the Bible. Moreover, Cain was punished with guilt and banished to the land of Nod by God for the murder of his brother Abel. Furthermore, the poem states his spawns were monsters from myth, with trolls, goblins, and giants. 2. Beowulf defends himself from ridicule with his account of the race he s...