After reading Section 1: What role does Hrothgar play in the epic?Danish King “The old king sat satly” Who/what is causing so much grief in Hrothgar’s kingdom?The monster Grendel‚his attacks on innocent people “Grendel killed more--blinded by sin‚ he felt no remorse.” How many years has this battle with Grendel been going on? 12years” Twelve years this went on” What attempts have been made to rid the land of this beast? Going to heathen temples‚ worshipping idols and calling the Devil for help
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In The Monstrous-Feminine Barbara Creed introduces a revolutionary view of the representation of female characters in literary work of arts by attempting to challenge the notion that women are rather victims than terrifying‚ independent and self-conscious protagonists. That is why‚ in the focus of the book‚ there are those female figures who are not willing to be victimized but dare to fight for themselves‚ hence they do not need the help of strong masculine figures. The writer applies psychoanalytic
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“Give me now this gisarm‚ for God’s sake‚ and I will grant thy boon that thou has bidden.” Person Helpful or beneficial villainy “Gawain was known for good and as refined gold‚ devoid of every villainy‚ adorned with virtues.” Villian Criminal behavior warred “Sometimes he warred with serpents‚ and with wolves also‚ sometimes with savages that dwelt in the cliffs” Fought Engaged in war penance “Do this penance now‚ and soon things will be better!” Deed Voluntary self punishment arduous
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In the opening statements of his essay “King Lear: Monstrous Mimesis”‚ Lawrence Schehy challenges us to rid ourselves of our simplistic expectations of a story devoted to a tail of “Filial devotion”. He asks of us that we see the characters past their transparent descriptions‚ and look for a deeper understanding as to why is it that they are portrayed as such. Schehy‚ blames the transparent nature of the play on the tone of language that the characters employ. In addition Schehy exclaims that compared
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In the novel‚ A Monster Calls‚ the main character‚ Connor‚ shows readers a different aspect of how to be brave‚ act with agency‚ and understand the importance of telling the truth. The suspense that the book ensued and the way in which the author denied trying to teach a lesson‚ ultimately showed the importance of actions being more important than simply thoughts of good actions. Also‚ as I was reading‚ I connected discussions from class to topics discussed in the book‚ such as the sense of agency
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discipline. In Justice: Childhood Love Lessons bell hooks claims that "No one can rightfully claim to be loving when behaving abusively." Parents that abuse their children do not show or teach love. However‚ it is unfair to claim that a slap on the hand is considered abuse and the parents that commit this type of action‚ they do not love their child. There is a difference between physical punishment and child abuse. "Children from all classes tell me that they love their parents and are loved by them
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Beowulf & Grettir: The Monstrous Heroes Beowulf and Grettir’s Saga have a similar theme of heroism. The heroes arrive to the distressed‚ kills the hazardous‚ saves the world and everybody is happy‚ as they are safe. Beowulf and Grettir also share similar situations‚ enemies‚ and long tiresome battles‚ and even similar characteristics and fates. However‚ their ‘hero’ qualities are drastically different. Beowulf is a shiny golden hero‚ while Grettir becomes more and more tainted with shades of
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“Beyond simple sensations of pain and pleasure‚ we tend to think of emotions as crucial ingredients for being a person” (221). Emotions are a way of defining the uniqueness of human beings. Certain emotions can relate us to abstract things like monsters such as‚ watching horror films. For example‚ out of all the genres of horror films‚ audiences are more attracted to slasher films—“hardly seen killer‚ an atmospheric place where the murderer occurs‚ a ‘final girl’ (usually the most attractive female
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They lurk silently in the shadows‚ waiting to strike. Monster is not a friendly word‚ no matter the context. Technically‚ a monster should only be something spoken of in fairytales or legends; a mythical creature that resembles something of a mix between a human and an animal. But‚ ask any kid what hides in their closet‚ it won’t be anything close to a human. Ask any mother whose child was killed by a drunk driver‚ and no doubt the monster she’s thinking of doesn’t look anything like an animal.
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Thoughts on The Relationship of Love and Moral Behavior… “The yearning for happiness‚ the desire to achieve a fully satisfying life‚ is forever deeply rooted in the human heart. The realization of this desire depends mainly on our (moral) behavior‚ which agrees‚ but sometimes clashes with that of others. For Christians Holy Scripture is not only a source of revelation on which to ground one’s faith‚ it is also an indispensable reference point for morality”. (The Bible and Morality Biblical Roots
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