beowulf notes essay test – Flashcards

standard path of a hero in an adventure, seperation, initiation, return

birth: circumstances of birth, childhood establishes path for monomyth-Beowullf started out talking about Sheild Sheafson was an orphan, defined by his heoric deeds-sets up pathway forthe kind of hero beowulf should be

beowulf took 14 of his best men with him to denmark and left geatland ruled by Hygelac

crosses the sea into denmark and arrives at herot.gives speech to hrothgar of his heroic deeds, considered heroic to do this ,foreshadowing-death of sheafson and then death of another great warrior, Beowulf

-first one is trapping and killing of grendel, gets arm chopped off, after the first welcoming banquet. and then they reward him with a second banquest with a shop who tells story of sigemund a hero who slayed a dragon (foreshadowing) and finn a great hero -beowulf heads out to kill grendels mother ,in vengence-pagan- heads into swaamp swims to underwater and kills grendels mother with giant sword -there is a third banquet

the final battle is critical becasue beowulf has now become the king he was destined to be.and to save his people goes to kill the dragon.wiglaf comes to his aid in the end of the battle and the dragon was defeated.then beowulf passes away

beowulfs flight is short.his body is taken to be put on a wooden structure to be burnt with helmets,sheilds,spears,and swords

beowulf s return is more symbolic of the beginning when sheafson died as well.

the sword

back into the afterlife with all of his other warrior fathers who fought till death

bnquet 1: community bard-shop -eating and drinking -warm,celebratory,security -beowulf speaks against unferth -boasting to hear-considered heroic

bnqt 2: -girfts -songs/lays if finn and segmund foreshadows what a hero might be like

bnqt 3:-gets torque from kings wife beowulf relates story -lists gifts and history of the gifts-hrothgar -no boasts he is humble in tone and is hygelacs thane hrothgar is wise but has made mistakes

bnqt: beowulf returns home -most humble -distributs gifts -sets path for the rest of beowulfs life as a wise king

hrothgar-grendel helpless for 12 yrs wasn't ppl who caused grendel to come b-dragon -someone stole some of the dragons treasure/wealth a gold goblet -horde belongs to a monster,but you dont take ehat isn't yours

fame-monster recognition,legendary,status by father,personality,protecting his name fortune-treasure horde, completing journey,mead hall,country