Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 Beowulf: a great story of English literature Before we begin, watch this short clip about the AngloSaxons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsUM1qk2y_o Jan 205:43 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 Goals: Participation: silently view the most famous story from AngloSaxon times. Knowledge: know the basic plot and style of writing of Beowulf. Attitude: show an in interest in how stories portray great themes of humanity. Skills: be able to listen to a long story Feb 412:15 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 Beowulf, «BAY uh wulf», is an epic poem that is considered the first great work of English literature. Beowulf has survived in only one manuscript, and its author is unknown. It is written in Old English, the language the AngloSaxons used in England from about A.D. 500 to 1100. Most scholars date the poem from the 700's, but some date it much closer to the end of the Old English period. Like all Old English poetry, Beowulf uses accent (the emphasis with which a syllable is pronounced) and alliteration (words that begin with the same sound). The poem describes the adventures of Beowulf, a mighty warrior who has the qualities most admired by the Anglo Saxons—strength, courage, loyalty, and generosity. Beowulf goes to the aid of the Danish king, whose royal hall has been repeatedly raided by a savage monster named Grendel. Beowulf kills Grendel and later slays the monster's fearsome mother. In his final battle, Beowulf kills a firebreathing dragon, but he himself is fatally wounded. The poem ends with a description of Beowulf's funeral. MLA:Strohm, Paul. "Beowulf." World Book Student. World Book, 2014. Web. 4 Feb. 2014. Feb 412:10 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 Beowulf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ_N3XH3ntI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg4tXzIT2F4&list=PL36F49020379F100C http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxWb_AXeS2I&list=PL36F49020379F100C http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B28kRgCZjk&list=PL36F49020379F100C http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fcsocZyzY0&list=PL36F49020379F100C http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeDDUt_O8Go&list=PL36F49020379F100C Jan 205:47 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 What did you especially notice in this story? there was always someone who doubted the hero the first king did not sit on his throne when under seige from Grendel three monsters Beowulf was humble. good versus evil the king was kind and gave his people nice things even though Grendel's mother was a monster, she still grieved over her son Feb 412:58 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 the necklace was passed on from person to person in many stories of dragons, all the dragons crave gold Beowulf lived much longer after the first two battles with Grendel and his mother the dead people floated down the river when battling, the fire didn't hit the gold Beowulf didn't take his sword into battle with Grendel Beowulf went under water for more than a day against Grendel's mother the land of the Danish is now called Denmark Feb 41:01 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 the colour of the blood varied: red versus black: mother versus Grendel the people didn't want to believe the monster was a demon Grendel walked right back the first guy and went to the people who didn't believe in him Grendel feasts on happiness Beowulf was trying to defeat Grendel's mother, he took a sword when Beowulf was fighting the dragon, he was hallucinating that the dragon was himself Grendel's mother kept coming back to fight again, she kept reappearing Feb 41:04 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 when the fisherman came, he was the first one to deny that the monster was a demon but he slowly gained respect for Beowulf there could be allusions to Christian stories such as the Passover when the man was drunk, Beowulf offered him more ale when Beowulf fought Grendel, he tore off his arm and hung it the monsters formed from Beowulf's shadows Beowulf hung up the monsters and then they disappeared you shouldn't ignore your problems; face them if you want happiness Feb 41:09 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 Grendel's mother took his body and kept it with her... wine spilled on the ground like blood Grendel and his mother could possibly not exist The point of stories is to help us deal with our own psychological battles in life. only one soldier helped Beowulf the dragon was voracious: it wanted all the gold most of the soldiers ran off except one Grendel was full of hatred = black mother was full of love for her son = red Feb 41:13 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 the dragon and it's gold is like in the Hobbit movie every time when one of the monster died, it turned into dust and disappeared a necklace kept being passed along the monsters only came where there were feasts when Beowulf died, he wasn't sad; he honoured death he would rather die in battle than live in shame Beowulf always kept a body piece to show the others that he had killed Feb 41:19 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 he was quite humble when he dove into the hole, he had to hold his breath for a day and later he climbed out: a myth Titanic and Journey to the Centre of the Earth are similar: diving into the depths everyone who ate with the king had long hair when the mother knocked him down, there was a sword... fantastical world of myth always slept on the floor Beowulf was very brave. he kind of looked like Thor had a lot of alcohol Feb 41:59 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 Beowulf's king didn't want him to go but was proud of him the story is similar to Percy Jackson: he had to go into an underworld to get a pearl there weren't many women at the end, all of the soldiers except one were cowards and ran they never trusted the peasant when he was scared only one person helped; the others ran at the first, there was a man who called Beowulf a traitor Beowulf wasn't burned by the dragon three times until the very end, the fourth time Feb 42:06 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 Beowulf cut of the mother's hands and she grew back Beowulf passes on the crown the brave soldier people had long hair like the Franks Grendel comes when there is happiness and joy among the people when the one man stayed to help, in the Bible only one man thanks Jesus and the rest leave Beowulf went on 3 missions after Beowulf dies, people build a mountain of rocks, a monument Feb 42:10 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 the setting was dark when there was a monster at the beginning, he didn't want to use weapons on the sacred necklace, there were three medallions the hands and heads disappeared after being killed the thief fled from the banquet, stole from the dragon, the dragon awoke and came to destroy: greed Feb 42:14 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 Beowulf Beowulf is the first great work of _________ in the __________ language. It was an e________ poem and used a lot of a_________ . Scholars believe it was written in the _______ . In the epic, a long story about a hero, Beowulf travels from E______ to D_______ to help a king. That king had saved the life of Beowulf's father long ago, and Beowulf wanted to repay the favour, so he came and killed G________ , a monster that was taking everyone's h__________ away and killing people. Beowulf also killed G______'s mother and then sailed back to E___________ . Jan 51:01 PM Beowulf (PDF) January 05, 2015 Many years later, fifty years later, a th_________ steals ________ from a d__________ . Once again, Beowulf saves people, his own people. He kills the ___________ but dies. The AngloSaxons admired s_________ , c__________ , l___________ and g_______ . Beowulf portrayed all these qualities in this great story still remembered today. Evaluation: accurate in answers, spelling and punctuation; neat and attractive. Jan 51:01 PM
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