Question 1 What is the name of the castle where the first few sections of the poem take place? | | Heorot | | | Camelot | | | Wulfing | | | Hrothgar | Question 2 Who is the king at the beginning of the poem? | | Unferth | | | Hrothgar | | | Heorot | | | Beowulf | Question 3 Grendel is a descendant of what Biblical figure? | | Samson | | | Cain | | | Lucifer | | | Noah | Question 4 Where do the people make offerings to try to get aid from
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his name is even mentioned the narrator refers to him as a “powerful demon” (line 86). It is implied in the poem that Grendel has similar characteristics of a large animalistic beast; the author even refers to his murdering of the warriors inside Heorot as‚ “hunting for prey in the high hall”
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one of the best rulers in the land. The first battle that Beowulf came in contact with happened to be against Grendel. Grendel‚ a descendant of Cain‚ consequently gets banished by God and lived in a dark and cold cave. He had overheard the people in Heorot when they had a celebration about their military success. Grendel initiated the attack because of human emotions and jealousy. Beowulf had been motivated to engage with Grendel’s attack because he wanted to test himself and see how well Grendel could
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treat one another as if they are truly brothers. The warriors in the heroic epic Beowulf wear a form of protective armor on their upper body known as chain mail‚ this chain mail represents the rise and fall of the brotherhood that the community of Heorot so strongly believes in. Beowulf was known for being a warrior who preferred to fight a monster with his bare hands rather than with a weapon‚ yet it was not always his bare hands that would save him from death but rather his strong and reliable
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Grendel with words like miserable‚ banished‚ and accursed showing that no matter what the demonic character does he will never stop the destruction. The reader witnesses this when Grendel continues to terrorize the people even after he destroys the Heorot. As the narrator says‚ “Grendel‚ his long and unrelenting feud/‚nothing but war; how he would never parley or make
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when Beowulf fights Grendel and Grendel’s mother because of the way the author describes the battle. Grendel was a monster that had terrorized the city of Heorot for twelve winters before Beowulf came. The King of the Danes called him to fight the monster because of Beowulf’s previous accomplishment. The Violence Grendel uses against Heorot gives
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with people. When Beowulf and his troops arrive in Heorot they are‚ very quickly‚ allowed to pass through the gates. Likewise‚ Captain America is put to tasks by the government‚ because they trust him. Both Heroes are trusted by their peers‚ and have no reason to be rejected in
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Kings were to do everything better than everyone‚ in times of peace and in times of conflict. After King Hrothgar had proved his force to be powerful in times of conflict he had to prove his mightiness in the time of peace. He then decided to build Heorot‚ a great hall which was meant to be a wonder of the world; this was to be his throne room. During these times of peace he gave out his good fortune to young and old. King Hrothgar here displays the qualities of a great king with being a fierce warrior
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physically from outside terror‚ the fearful destruction he represents is still present. Grendel‚ Cain’s descendant‚ begins his nighttime assault on Heorot hall. He heartlessly kills and often eats the sleeping Anglo-Saxons. The poet recalls this terrible time for the Danes: So Grendel ruled‚ fought with the righteous‚ One against many‚ and won; so Heorot Stood empty‚ and stayed deserted for years‚ Twelve winters of grief for Hrothgar‚ king Of the Danes‚ sorrow heaped at his door By hell-forged hands
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Beowulf‚ the Epic Hero There have been many grand stories about great warriors‚ and champions; those about epic heroes however‚ are the truly exceptional tales. One such tale‚ over a thousand years old‚ stands out from all the rest: Beowulf‚ the tale of a great warrior‚ on his quest to achieve eternal glory‚ defeating great opponents. Throughout the whole story‚ Beowulf demonstrates most –if not all- of the qualities that an archetypal hero possesses. He embodies the highest ideals of his culture
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