Beowulf
Beowulf's Battle with Grendel
Lines 64-169
1. I nt erpret t he l i ne, ?The fort unes of war f avoured
Hrot hgar?(l i ne 64). I ndi cat e what t hi s t el l s t he
reader about Hrot hgar?'s k i ngdom.
Study Questions
Record your answers on a separat e
sheet of paper.
2. Def i ne al l usi on. Expl ai n t he al l usi on t o t he st ory of Cai n
and what t hi s can t el l t he reader about Grendel .
3. Summari ze Grendel '?s i ni t i al
at t ack .
4. Compare/ cont rast Hrot hgar i n
l i nes 64-83 wi t h how he i s
present ed i n l i nes 126-135.
5. I dent i fy t he vocabul ary t hat
i ndi cat es Hrot hgar?s st at e of mi nd
i n l i nes 126-135.
6. Anal yze how al l i t erat i on i s used
i n l i nes 126-135. How i s i t used t o
hel p express t he feel i ngs t hat
surround t he day af t er Grendel ?s
at t ack ?
7. Expl ai n t he si gni f i cance of t he
l i nes ?For t wel ve wi nt er s, seasons
of woe,/ t he l ord of Shi el di ngs
suf fered under/ hi s l oad of sorrow?
(l i nes 147-149).
8. Def i ne t he kenni ngs ?deat h-shadow?and ?t reasure-seat ?(l i nes
160 and 168). Specul at e on t he aut hor?s purpose i n ut i l i zi ng
kenni ngs i n t he poem.