Emmett Kitchens English IV Ms. Buuck 15 September 2014 Beowulf Paper Beowulf is an old Anglo-Saxon epic that was told for thousands through oral tradition and eventually written down by the early Christians. The early Christian writers added religious themes such as Beowulf thanking god for his strength or the monster Grendel is a descendent from the biblical character Cain. Many of the stories written around this time were epics which are long poems where the hero‚ who often has some semi-divine
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allegory in which he is depicted as the Christ figure. The theme of Beowulf is a contrast of good and evil which is manifest in both Christian and pagan elements; Beowulf represents good‚ while Grendel‚ his mother‚ and the dragon represent evil. The first monster our hero‚ Beowulf‚ faces is Grendel. Grendel is said to be a descendant of Cain. "Unhappy creature (Grendel)‚ he lived for a time in the home of the monsters’ race‚ after God had condemned them as kin of Cain" (Norton‚ 28). Cain is the son of
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Beowulf (/ˈbeɪ.ɵwʊlf/; in Old English [ˈbeːo̯wʊlf] or [ˈbeːəwʊlf]) is the conventional title[1] of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines‚ set in Scandinavia‚ commonly cited as one of the most important works ofAnglo-Saxon literature. It survives in a single manuscript known as the Nowell Codex. Its composition by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet[a] is dated between the 8th[3][4] and the early 11th century.[5][page needed] In 1731‚ the manuscript was badly damaged
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“Beowulf” is an epic poem that was recorded around the time when the Anglo-Saxons were adapting to Christianity and their Pagan beliefs were slowly decreasing. Before Christianity spread‚ the story “Beowulf” was passed on from one generation to the next orally. However‚ when Christianity did spread‚ it is believed that “Beowulf” was written by a monk. The main character‚ Beowulf‚ engages in three epic battles all of which he comes out victorious and are able to highlight his God-like characteristics
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Jane Chance’s critical essay on Beowulf gives the reader an in depth view of women roles and views from another angle. A lot of critical essays pertaining to Beowulf focus more on the man or men and Christian symbolic meaning. Chance gives us another side to Beowulf through the view of the women. She sees Wealtheow as the strength of the community as well as a peace keeper. At this time the women were supposed to be seen as a peace maker or an initiator of cultural rituals such as passing the cup
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THE EFFECT OF PAPAYA EXTRACT IN SEED GERMINATION OF MONGO SEEDS I. INTRODUCTION The angiosperm‚ or flowering-plants‚ from the Greek word Angein means vessel or receptacle‚ makes up the most adundant and dominant group in the kingdom plantae. From grasses to cacti‚ from tiny herbs and wild flowers to large maple trees and oaks‚ considering all plants familiar to you are majority belongs to these group. (Moses‚ P.B.‚ Chua N-H‚ 1988) In angiosperms‚ flower is the crucial site where sexual reproduction
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Beowulf battles three different monsters within Beowulf. The anonymous author gives human characteristics to the monsters. Although Beowulf is the protagonist‚ the three antagonists possess more human characteristics than the hero. Monsters generally belong to the unknown realm‚ Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon are bestowed with individual identities much like humans (Yang). The monsters contained in the work are humanized by the author’s willingness to give them homes. The author gives
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Justification Paper Jim Lammers There is no disputing the fact that performance enhancing drugs have the potential to raise the level of competition in athletics. The goals in sport can be boiled down to higher‚ farther‚ and faster; therefore in order to improve competition it is necessary to make athletes bigger‚ faster and stronger. Professional athletes (not collegiate or interscholastic) should be allowed to make choices in their training regimen which will make them better prepared to do the
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