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Why does Beowulf wait, allowing Grendel to kill one of the Greats, before he attacks Grendel?
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He is watching and waiting for the first move the monster would make
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Describe the battle between Beowulf and Grendel in Part 11
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-Grendel raised his claw to attack, but Beowulf put him in an armlock stronger than Beowulf ever felt before
- they stumbled through the hall -Beowulf's thanes defend him - Beowulf drives Grendel under the fen, his armlock kills Grendel |
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Why couldn't the other warriors help Beowulf?
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there is no blade or sword on earth that can wound Grendel
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How does Beowulf wound Grendel?
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he cuts off his arm
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What purpose does the comparison between Beowulf and Siegmund serve? The comparison between Beowulf and Hermod?
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Both Sigemund and Beowulf have gained glory by slaying a beast on their own , and were given treasure
- King Hemrods power decreased because he was hated, Beowulf's power will increase because he was loved by everyone |
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How does Beowulf respond to Hrothgar's praise?
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Beowulf responds by recounting the fight
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How does Hrothgar reward Beowulf?
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-by giving him an embroidered banner,
a helmet, a sword, an embossed ridge, a band lapped with wire, eight horses with gold bridles, |
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What does Hrothgar's generousity say about his character?
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That he is a grateful king that will be loved and respected
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Summarize the story of Finn
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- Hildeburh loses her son and brother on the battlefield
-she is extremely distraught -Finn has too few troops, so he offers a truce -divide land between Danes and Frisians - The Danish survivors would be quartered and treated like allies -The Danes become homesick and resentful, spend a winter in exile -The Danes renew the feud and Finn is killed, his widow Hildeburh carried back to Denmark |
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Why is the story of Finn included just before Welthow appears?
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Because Welthow warns Hrothgar to give his thrown away to his sons and avoid conflict, because feuds renew quickly and without warning or reason
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Describe the scene at Herot as everyone goes to bed in Part 18?
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All the men feast on wine, unsuspecting of the forecoming danger
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