The Great Ring Givers by Rachel Smith

Vocabualry

kspothier18 — 2016-11-15 17:03:23 UTC

Shroud: burial cloth
Infamous: having a bad reputation; notorious
Writhing: twisting, as in pain

Kassidy Pothier

Themes

kspothier18 — 2016-11-15 17:03:29 UTC

Good vs Evil
Beowulf is a average story with a good guy and a bad guy. The town needs saving from a scary violent monster who is killing many people. They need a courage's man to step up and go against this evil and destroy it. At the end the hero wins and the evil is destroyed.
Life and Death
In the world of Beowulf they keep on living threw there stories. They do this by doing acts of heroism, noble things, and and overall have a good reputation. The kind of death they want is a noble one and when they are in combat.
Heroism
The heroism theme shows up a lot. Obviously the hero is Beowulf and the one everyone looks up to so they can be saved. The hero is your average hero. One who is handsome, strong, and is a brave man who can destroy this evil.
The Supernatural
Supernatural is a major theme in the story. We got a hero that they say has extraordinary strength. They also say the weapons this man has are Now we get into the bad guys. Grendel is explained has a horrible monster who can kill lots of men with his bare hands. He also cant be harmed with your average weapons. Then Grendel mother who is the lake monster who lives in the bottom of the lake.
Israel Saenz

Summary

kspothier18 — 2016-11-15 17:03:40 UTC

In the text we have met our epic hero Beowulf. He is said to be the strongest of anyone on this Earth. Beowulf fights Grendel and as a trophy of his battle he take a piece of Grendel. Grendel's mother was not okay with her son being defeated, so she decides she wants to fight. Beowulf goes down at the 6 to Grendel's moms lair which is thought of as Hell. Beowulf fights and defeats Grendel's mother with his her own weapon. Beowulf comes back to all his loyal men who were waiting and shows them Grendel's head. Kassidy Pothier

Christian Influence

kspothier18 — 2016-11-15 17:03:50 UTC

Brock
Beowulf mentions god as his protector multiple times. During the fight with Grendel's mother he says "The fight would have ended straight away if God had not guarded me"

Pagan Influence

kspothier18 — 2016-11-15 17:04:16 UTC

Brock
Grendel represents the pagan beliefs of evil and demons. Beowulf is the representation of good and God. The fight between Beowulf and Grendel is the fight between good and evil.

Characteristics of the Epic Hero

kspothier18 — 2016-11-15 17:04:29 UTC

Ordinary world:
His ordinary world is Geatland
Call to adventure:
His call to adventure is when he hears stories of this monster terrorizing people so he decides to go fight him
Refusal:
He never refuses he agrees to go fight him.
Crossing the Threshold:
Its when he sets on the journey to find and fight Grendel.
Tests, Allies, and Enemies:
He then finds out he needs to also fight his mother so he gathers his men and sets of to fight her.
Ordeal, Death and Rebirth:
When he goes and finds Grendel goes under water to the very bottom where he fights her and almost loses.

"Return with the Elixir":
After defeating Grendel's Mother he return with Gendel's head.

Poetry Elements

kspothier18 — 2016-11-15 17:05:08 UTC

Kenning is commonly seen throughout the text to avoid the repetitive use of the character names. Kenning is seen the most when referring to Grendel, referring to him as, "That shepherd of evil, guardian of crime" (309). "The mighty protector of all men" (350) refers to Beowulf and his widely believed heroism. Grendel's mother is referenced with "The mighty water witch" (447)

Alliteration is the repetitive use if a consonant sound at the beginning of a word. This element is used even more than kenning. "...swung his sword" is an example of the consonant sound. The author typically uses alliteration with two words, to provide a section of rhythm to keep the reader's interest. "The hammered links held" (478) is another example of this element.

The literary device, Caesura, is also used heavily in the text. Caesura is a break or pause in a line of text. The use of commas, colons, and periods, all signify pauses. "From Beowulf, flee back to his marsh and hide there:..." (315) is an example of caesura being used to create rhythmic pauses and breaks to keep interest. Both commas and colons are used in this example. The two lines, "The aisles the battle swept , angry / And wild. Herot trembled, wonderfully" (328-329) show that punctuation is used to pause and separate the lines for emphasis on the descriptive language.

Rachel Smith

Work Cited

kspothier18 — 2016-11-15 17:05:31 UTC

Diana87Nik. "Grendel's Mother." YouTube. YouTube, 12 Mar. 2013. Web. 16 Nov. 2016. .

Grendel and Beowulf. Digital image. Pinterest. N.p., n.d. Web. .

Questions

kspothier18 — 2016-11-15 17:05:54 UTC

How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?
*Beowulf tears Grendel's arm off and he bleeds to death

What trophy does Beowulf bring back after his battle with Grendel?
*Grendel's Arm

What is Beowulf's motivation during his battles?
*Fame and his legacy

How did Beowulf defeat Grendel's mother?
*He kills her with her own sword

Kassidy Pothier

Images and Videos

kspothier18 — 2016-11-15 17:06:37 UTC

This is a video representation of Grendel's mother. This video shows Beowulf meeting Grendel's mother after he conquered her son.
Rachel Smith