Battle w/ Grendel's Mother&Death of Beowulf
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| show | Grendel's mother; she was grieving over her son and she had greed for more Danish death so she can devour them
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| What two things does Grendel's mother do when she attacks the Danes at Herot? | show 🗑
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| show | Neither he nor his men are at Herot when she attacks
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| What two Anglo-Saxon ideals does Beowulf use to call the grieving Danes to action after Grendel's mother attacks Herot? | show 🗑
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| show | Fame after death
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| What do the warriors see on a cliff as they travel to Grendel's mother's den? | show 🗑
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| How does the poet describe the lake that covers Grendel's mother's den and the creatures which inhabit it? | show 🗑
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| show | kenning; a sea serpent; Beowulf kills w/ an arrow before descending into the den
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| How does Beowulf prepare for going down into the lake? | show 🗑
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| As Beowulf is about to descend into the lake, what does Unferth give to him? | show 🗑
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| show | He spoke of him dying. He was talking about what he would give away after he died; loyalty to men and king; loyalty as a leader and a warrior
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| show | Weapons are useless against her
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| show | He longs for fame and to defeat fate
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| What "doubled his strength" and fueled Beowulf's determination to defeat Grendel's mother? | show 🗑
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| With what does Grendel's mother attempt to kill Beowulf? Why is she unsuccessful? | show 🗑
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| show | A heavy sword; he was determined to get the job done; made by giants strong and worthy enough to carry or use the sword
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| Why does Beowulf decapitate Grendel's corpse? | show 🗑
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| show | They thought he died
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| show | Grendel's head; hilt of magic sword the blade had melted because of Grendel's blood
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| Contrast the appearance of the lake when Beowulf emerges after fighting Grendel's mother with how it appeared prior to his descending. | show 🗑
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| What was the first thing Beowulf and his men did after being reunited? | show 🗑
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| What did Beowulf bring to King Hrothgar as a trophy of his victory over Grendel's mother? | show 🗑
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| Explain what causes the dragon to become angry | show 🗑
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| What country or land does the dragon attack? | show 🗑
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| What is Beowulf's role in society at the time of this episode? | show 🗑
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| What does Beowulf have made for him in preparation for his battle with the dragon? How does this act show a difference between Beowulf when he fought Grendel and now? | show 🗑
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| What does Beowulf wear as he faces the dragon? | show 🗑
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| show | evil; attacks at night and breathes fire
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| show | Nagling
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| Explain what occurs when Beowulf uses his sword against the dragon | show 🗑
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| show | Wiglaf
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| Why does Beowulf's sword smash to pieces in Beowulf's hands? | show 🗑
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| What happens to Beowulf's specially made shield? | show 🗑
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| How does the dragon wound Beowulf? | show 🗑
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| show | Wiglaf
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| Who slit the dragon in half with his dagger? | show 🗑
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| What point about Beowulf is the poet making with the lines, "...their courage had killed it, two noble cousins had joined in the dragon's death"? | show 🗑
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| show | 50 years
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| Why is it especially important as an Anglo-Saxon that Beowulf had "never washed his sword in blood born of his own family"? | show 🗑
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| show | evil defeated
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| Who goes into the dragon's lair to remove the treasure? | show 🗑
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| To whom does Beowulf give his throne before dying? | show 🗑
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| What four items does Beowulf give the person named in #23? | show 🗑
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| Explain why Beowulf's burial is so important to him | show 🗑
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| show | by the water's edge
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| show | glory/Heaven
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| show | rolled down the cliff
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| How long does it take the Geats to build Beowulf's monument? | show 🗑
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| show | more important to honor Beowulf than to be concerned w/ worldly treasures; buried w/ Beowulf
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