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Beowulf

Literature

Study Guide NO FEAR Translation

Study Guide
NO FEAR Translation

Summary
Characters
- Character List
- Beowulf
- Grendel
- Hrothgar
- Unferth
- Wiglaf
- Grendel’s Mother
- The Dragon
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Genre
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- Is Beowulf a hero?
Quotes
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- Heroism
- Mortality
- Treasure
- Evil
- Christianity
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Further Study

Lines 1251-1491 Quiz

Further Study Lines 1251-1491 Quiz

1 of 5
From whom is Grendel descended?

Lot
Thor
Cain
Hades

2 of 5
What happens when Grendel's mother comes to Heorot seeking revenge?

She kills Hrothgar's advisor and steals Grendel's arm.
She kills everyone in the main hall and steals Grendel's arm.
Beowulf ambushes her and cuts off her head.
Beowulf traps her in a net and feeds her to sea monsters.

3 of 5
What does Hrothgar beseech Beowulf to do?

Leave Grendel's mother alone to end the bloodshed
Lure her back to the castle and set a trap for her
Go to Grendel's mother's watery lair and kill her
Bring Hrothgar with him when he fights her

4 of 5
What does Unferth give to Beowulf for the batte?

An enchanted ring that will make him invisible
A precious sword called Hrunting that has never been in a losing battle
A scroll with the legend of Sigemund inscribed on it
A hand-forged shield tempered with dragon's blood

5 of 5
What do they find when the reach the cliff above the monster's swampy home?

Unferth armed and ready to compete with Beowulf to see who slays Grendel's mother first
A young boy playing dangerously close to the cliff's edge
A furious dragon seeking revenge for treasure stolen from him
Aeschere's head at the edge of the cliff and sea monsters down below

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