Beowulf Questions and Answers
What is a short summary of the epic poem Beowulf?
Kennings In Beowulf
What are important characteristics within Beowulf that make Beowulf an epic hero?
What is the moral of Beowulf?
What causes Grendel to attack the mead-hall Herot in Beowulf?
Beowulf Characteristics
Describe the battle between Beowulf and Grendel.
Why does Beowulf insist on fighting Grendel without weapons in Beowulf?
What are three examples of Beowulf's superhuman strength throughout the story?
From Beowulf, give two examples of kennings and two examples of alliteration. Provide the line numbers.
What are the kennings used during Beowulf's battle with Grendel?
As depicted in Beowulf, compare Beowulf's fight with Grendel with his fight with Grendel's mother in order to determine which seems more dangerous.
What is the main problem in the story of Beowulf?
What is Beowulf's behavior before and during his battle with Grendel?
What does this quote mean from Beowulf? (pg 43) "I claim myself no poorer in war-strength, war works, then Grendel claims himself. Therefore I will...
What are some external and internal conflicts that Beowulf faces?
Why does Beowulf travel to the land of the Danes?
What makes Beowulf an epic poem?
How did the Geats honor Beowulf after his death?
In the Beowulf quote, notice the repeated use of the letter "F" in these lines from Beowulf. What tone does the alliteration help convey? "And Beowulf uttered his final boast: 'I've / never known fear, as a youth I fought / in endless battles, I am old now, / But I will fight again, / seek fame still, If the dragon hiding in his tower dares to face me.' Then he said farewell to his followers." (paraphrase, 44:626)
Why Does Beowulf Travel To Herot
What does Beowulf do after he kills Grendel's mother?
In what ways did Beowulf demonstrate courage?
What is significant about the fact that Grendel attacks at night, and what descriptions associate him with death or darkness?
Who among our present superheroes would you liken Beowulf to? Why?
Why did Beowulf decide to free the Danes from Grendel?
What are some similarities between Grendel and Beowulf?
Can you give an example of a good thesis statement for how Beowulf was a hero?
Why did Beowulf fight the dragon?
Why does Beowulf ask Wiglaf to build him a tomb and call it Beowulf's tower?
What is the physical description of Grendel in the epic poem Beowulf?
In Beowulf, the narrator says that "for the first time in his life that famous prince fought with fate against him, with glory denied him." What does this foreshadow, and how is this reflective of pagan beliefs?
How does the Beowulf poet use alliteration to emphasize the actions of different characters?
How does Grendel die in Beowulf?
In Beowulf, what details describe Grendel's mother in her lair?
What does Beowulf ask Hrothgar to do if he dies?
Is Beowulf an epic? What sort of social order produces "epic" poetry? What values does the poem promote, and how does it promote them? What sorts of conflicts with or resistances to the ideology of epic can be expressed? What sorts are found within the poem itself?
What are the character traits of Grendel's mother in Beowulf?
Why does Beowulf hang Grendel's arm from the rafters of Herot?
In Beowulf, what happens to the sword Beowulf uses against Grendel's mother?
Why is Grendel unable to attack King Hrothgar?
Why is the focus of the story on Beowulf as a hero rather than as a king, and what is the difference?
Why Does Hrothgar Ask Beowulf To Battle Grendel's Mother
In Beowulf, what does Beowulf's speech to King Hrothgar reveal about his personality?
How does Beowulf protect his people throughout the poem Beowulf?
In what ways do you think Beowulf reveals the values of the Anglo-Saxon society?
What obstacles does Beowulf face in his confrontation with Grendel's mother?
Line 64 of Beowulf states: "By hell-forged hands / His misery leaped." What does the kenning "hell-forged hands" suggest about Grendel?
How does the contrast between Grendel and Beowulf turn their conflict into a fight between good and evil?
In Beowulf, why do none of Hrothgar's men challenge Grendel?
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