by Cierra

1.GRENDEL-Image

cierracrosby — 2015-10-20 22:27:05 UTC

I picture Grendel as a very ugly person, the type you get scared of just by appearance. I say this because in Annotation 2 when he 1st walks in its says "Grendel!! they squeak and I smile like exploding spring". He seems as if he likes to be feared, because when they said his name with shock and fear it made him happy! Also he is oversized because in Beowulf it describes how he has the power of more than one human. Also in Beowulf it states that " he snatched up thirty men, smashed them unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies". Telling that he is very powerful and more than likely hard to beat.

3.A CLASSMATES VIEW

cierracrosby — 2015-10-28 00:54:57 UTC

I chose Kayla Pless (2nd Period) unit 2 post who did a musical connection to Grendel that I really liked. I agree with her choice of music and how she relates the lyrics to Grendel! I liked the quote "sometimes I wish someone out there will find me," and how she interprets it by saying he just wants to feel accepted! I also feel that he just want "happiness" because he didn't like the fact of people singing and dancing around him because they had something he didn't. And also as Kayla states that "killing and eating them is kind of a way of revenge" I agree, because he does that to make himself feel better!

2.GRENDEL-Music

cierracrosby — 2015-10-29 23:46:03 UTC

The "Devils night" by D12 is a very loud and up beat song that I think Grendel would listen to in an angry situation! I relate this song to Grendel because he's so upset and not satisfied with his life so he tries to ruin others lives! "I am an enemy of everything" is the first line of the song which makes me think of the strong hatred that Grendel has towards happiness and people having a good time. Also the lyrics "and I have come to scare you because it's what you deserve" make me think of when he enters and and everyone says "GRENDEL" with shock and he "smile like exploding spring". He likes to be feared.

4. NEWS ARTICLE

cierracrosby — 2015-11-01 19:37:14 UTC

5.SCHOLARL ARTICLE

cierracrosby — 2015-11-04 22:43:00 UTC

Beowulf was written in 19 Century by John Ronald Revel(Tolkien). Tolkien founded a private literary club with many other classmates. Their private literary club used different words like Hwaet("Lo") and students thought "Hwaet" meant "Quiet". Tolkien loved medieval stories (way faring and dragon slaying) Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. In 1920, he began teaching old English at Univ. Of Leeds. John finished Beowulf translation in 1926, at age of 34, put translation in drawer, never published it. His son Christopher brought it out (Houghton mifflin Harcourt) . Beowulf was likely written in Britain around 8th century(Tolkiens date, scholars put it later). Beowulf setting was in southern Sweden. Beowulf was a noble, brave, alone in the world, orphaned, and never acquired a wife or kids. Beowulf is the story of the hero's defeat of 3 successive monsters(Grendel, Grendels Mother and a Dragon). Seamus Heaney, was another "Beowulf" translation.One young knight of Beowulf "Wiglaf" helps kills the dragon & Wiglaf kills Beowulf "Wiglaf unclasps the king's helmet, and bathes his wounds, to no avail". Tolkien says, consider "Beowulf to be something is a mess, artistically -- in its mixing of pagan with Christian. No one in this poem cares about modesty simplicity ideas (the adore treasure). No one is going to a better place! Old English didn't become an object of academic study until mid 19th century included with Greek and Latin. Tolkien taught 1st half of "Beowulf" at Oxford.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/06/02/slaying-monsters