Key Question 8:
1: An important skill to have is the ability to paraphrase; to paraphrase means to put into your own words.
A: In 2-3 sentences, paraphrase each stanza. (2 marks x 8 stanzas = 16 marks).
***Note: There are more than eight stanzas in the text. So, I paraphrased the first eight.***
Stanza One: The warriors lived very well in wealth and luxury. They lived like this until hell lost its hold on a ghastly beast named Grendel. Grendel had long lived in the land of the monsters, where he was condemned by the Creator.
Stanza Two: Grendel waited in the shadows while the warriors drank and waited until they were drunk. Grendel crept to the hall and saw that they were all sleeping. He snatched up several of them and carried them away.
Stanza Three: The men woke up the following morning to find their men missing and tracks of blood leading away. It was a great loss to them, especially to Hrothgar. He mourned the men and gazed his sorrow on the tracks of Grendel.
Stanza Four: Grendel was determined to kill more and he came back to do so on each night of the feast. The men stopped going there and went into safer homes. It was determined that Grendel was close by all …show more content…
Grendel also times his attacks and waits, as we see from the text: “He crept to the high hall and here he saw the heroes, full from the feast as they slept on the floor.” Grendel attacks the heroes, killing them and leaving a devastating impact in his wake. His continues to do this time and time again, striking fear in the heroes and in the village. Eventually, people would be too afraid to even leave their homes: “Wisdom it was for those who were weary, to seek for their shelter in a safer house.” The character of Grendel was even described as being essentially unbeatable: “Alone against all other did Grendel prevail, vaunting to victory invincible
1: An important skill to have is the ability to paraphrase; to paraphrase means to put into your own words.
A: In 2-3 sentences, paraphrase each stanza. (2 marks x 8 stanzas = 16 marks).
***Note: There are more than eight stanzas in the text. So, I paraphrased the first eight.***
Stanza One: The warriors lived very well in wealth and luxury. They lived like this until hell lost its hold on a ghastly beast named Grendel. Grendel had long lived in the land of the monsters, where he was condemned by the Creator.
Stanza Two: Grendel waited in the shadows while the warriors drank and waited until they were drunk. Grendel crept to the hall and saw that they were all sleeping. He snatched up several of them and carried them away.
Stanza Three: The men woke up the following morning to find their men missing and tracks of blood leading away. It was a great loss to them, especially to Hrothgar. He mourned the men and gazed his sorrow on the tracks of Grendel.
Stanza Four: Grendel was determined to kill more and he came back to do so on each night of the feast. The men stopped going there and went into safer homes. It was determined that Grendel was close by all …show more content…
Grendel also times his attacks and waits, as we see from the text: “He crept to the high hall and here he saw the heroes, full from the feast as they slept on the floor.” Grendel attacks the heroes, killing them and leaving a devastating impact in his wake. His continues to do this time and time again, striking fear in the heroes and in the village. Eventually, people would be too afraid to even leave their homes: “Wisdom it was for those who were weary, to seek for their shelter in a safer house.” The character of Grendel was even described as being essentially unbeatable: “Alone against all other did Grendel prevail, vaunting to victory invincible