Character
Relationship
to Character
Scyld
Beowulf
(Not Blood
related or
his Hera)
Ecgtheow
Beowulf
Scyld
Healfdene(Not
blood related
or his Hera)
Healfdene
Beowulf
Children:
Hrothgar
Helga
Heorgar
Elan
Hrothgar
Healfdene
(Father)
Sibilings:
Helga
Heorgar
Elan
Helga
Healfdene
(Father)
Sibilings:
Hrothgar
Heorgar
Elan
Heorgar
Healfdene
(Father)
Sibilings:
Hrothgar
Helga
Elan
Elan
Healfdene
(Father)
Sibilings:
Hrothgar
Helga
Elan
Strength of
Character
he is a noble
king.
Halfdane
succeeded
Beowulf
as ruler of
the Danes
A wise
king.Different
type of
leadership.
N/A
N/A
N/A
Weakness
of Character
He died.
N/A
He thinks he
powerful and
can rule the
land.
N/A
N/A
N/A
Defining
Moment of
Character
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
How did he
died?
When he
finally let
Beowulf fight
Grendel
Why can't be
touched by
Grendel?
N/A
Essential
Question of
Character
N/A
N/A
N/A
Symbol of
The
Character
A symbol
ofscyldcould
be his boat
because that
was a staple
moment of
his story and
represented
all the things
he loved.
loyalty
because he
help the king
Hrothgar, kill
Grendel, when
he attack the
king's men.
He end up
dying because
he thinks he
can defeat the
dragon
without any
weapons
When he
battle Grendel
and his
Mother.
Is Beowulf
protected by
God, like
Hrothgar?
Beowulf
symbol is the
sword.
Herot
N/A
N/A
N/A
Relationship
to Character
N/A
N/A
Grendel
GrendelsMother Wiglaf
Higlac
Ecgtheow
Descendant
of Cain
Son of
Grendel's
Mother
Mother to
Grendel
Beowulf's
Uncle
Father of
Beowulf
Wextan's
son
Strength of
Character
powerful
enemy
She cares about
Grendel
Weakness
of Character
He got
killed by
Beowulf.
She got killed by
Beowulf.
Defining
Moment of
Character
When he
and
Beowulf
got into a
battle
because he
attack the
men while
they were
asleep.
Why did
Grendel kill
all those
men?
Cain and
the swamp
A gold serpent
Essential
Question of
Character
Symbol of
The
Character
Helps
Beowulf and
helps fight
the dragon.
He is also
loyal
N/A
Wise
ruler of
the
Geats.
he was a
very
strong
leader
N/A
When she got into
a battle Beowulf
at the under
water cave.
When he
helps
Beowulf
defeat the
dragon.
N/A
He
became
outlawed
by his
people
N/A
Did she know that
Grendel killed all
those men?
How did he
feel after
Beowulf
past away?
Was he
happy that
Beowulf left
him his
possessions?
His sword
N/A
Since
Beowulf is
his child,
how did
he end up
with
Scyld?
N/A
N/A