Today I will give you a few minutes to work on your dialectical journals. We will then watch a bit of the movie, but first we need to discuss the upcoming test.
BEOWULF STUDY GUIDE:
Beowulf: Final
Give two examples of parallelism in the story and briefly discuss what ideas the poet is backing up with this parallel.
Define kenning and give four examples found in the story. Briefly list what is being described.
Give an example of litotes. Why is it used?
List four symbols and discuss what they represent and to what theme they apply.
What is wergild and how does it appear in the story and why was it important in Anglo-Saxon society?
Briefly, but specifically, discuss the motif of kin-killing in the story? Why does it reappear so often?
Discuss two of the following themes and how they work in the story by given scenes as examples and analysis the scenes in relation to the theme: The role of women; The Role of the King; Christianity vs. Paganism; Beowulf as an Anti-War Statement; The Role of the Warrior; Man Alone in a Hostile World.
What is important about the descriptions of Shield Sheafson? What was his childhood like? What was his burial like?
Why is the Finn story included just before Wealtheow appears?
Discuss the comparison between Beowulf and Siegmund? What purpose does it serve?
Is Beowulf a hero? Why or why not?
Discuss the code of loyalty and how the society is structure. Did some specific examples of loyalty.
What is the meaning of Grendel?
For the following characters please discuss who they are and what they did during this story:
Heremod:
Brecca:
Wiglaf:
Hnaef:
Modthryth:
Ongentheow:
Freawaru:
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