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A Streetcar Named Desire
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Grendel
John Gardner
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Characters
Character List
Grendel
The Dragon
The Shaper
Beowulf
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Identity
Isolation
Communication
Fate
Suffering
Quotes By Section
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Quotes By Character
Grendel
Hrothgar
The Shaper
The Dragon
Beowulf
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Glossary of Literary Terms
How to Cite This SparkNote
Suggested Essay Topics
Teacher's Handbook
Further Study
Chapter 8 Quiz
Further Study
Chapter 8 Quiz
1
of 5
Who is Hrothulf?
Hrothgar's nephew
Hygmod's son
Wealtheow's nephew
The Shaper's assistant
2
of 5
What does Hrothulf use as a metaphor for tyranny?
The blacksmith's anvil
A heard of sheep
A broken battleax
A large nut tree
3
of 5
As Hrothulf becomes more taciturn and remote, who is the only person he talks to?
The Shaper
Red Horse
Ork
Himself
4
of 5
Who does Hrothgar see as the worst political trap of all?
Hrothulf
Hygmod
Ingeld
Wealtheow
5
of 5
Who causes Hrothgar's dream about a two-trunked tree being split by an ax?
The gods
The Shaper
Grendel
The dragon
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