Beowulf Journal

Beowulf Journal

Assignmernt Lines 704 – 1060

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Each answer MUST have at least two cited examples in MLA FORMAT from the text to support your answer.

  1. How does the Beowulf poet present Beowulf as a character? What are his characteristics–break it down?
  2. How do the characters of Hrothgar and Beowulf see their relationship to God (or the gods)?Is there a difference in perpsective?
  3. Why would a Christian author write a poem about a pagan hero? (This does not require a citation. Tell me how you feel from what you have read so far.”
  4. Does the heroic code expressed in Beowulf conflict with a Christian sensibility? And if so, in what ways? Use at least two examples.

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Beowulf Journal

  1. How does the Beowulf poet present Beowulf as a character? What are his characteristics–break it down?

Beowulf is presented as a courageous, strong, and aggressive individual. Heaney (line 721-722) explains that when Beowulf touched the iron-braced door, it moved back and forth on its hinge. This creates an impression of how easy his hands flicked a well-structured metal door. Also, he always appeared aggressive, since Heaney (line 723-733)…

 

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