Kleinberg Beowulf Pre-Seminar
- The following questions cover the second section of Beowulf, pages 39 – 46, sections 12- 17.
- You must answer these questions to be included in the seminar. Anyone unprepared will be given an alternate assignment. Answer the questions using complete sentences that rephrase the question. Your answers need to be in-depth and complete, probably a few sentences each. There are not many questions, so make the answers meaningful.
- These questions will be collected. You will write your post-seminar on the same sheet of paper and then turn in both parts for a grade.
- These questions ensure you have read the section and are therefore prepared to discuss it.
- Answer these questions on a separate sheet of paper.
1. When Beowulf fights with Grendel’s Mother, what characteristics help him win?
2. How does Beowulf defeat Grendel’s Mother?
3. What do you think is Beowulf’s motivation is for going after the dragon’s treasure hoard?
4. Why do you think Beowulf’s men desert him now, when earlier they came to his aid in his fight against Grendel?
5. Who is Wiglaf and what role does he play in Beowulf’s adventure?
6. Beowulf is, as we know, and incredibly old story. Do any of the themes seem relevant to today’s society? To your life? Please explain.
7. What do the battles between Beowulf and Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, and the dragon have in common? How are they different? What reasons do you see for these differences and similarities?
8. Beowulf is said to have elegiac qualities, what words or images make this story seem like an elegy?
Kleinberg Beowulf Pre-Seminar
- The following questions cover the second section of Beowulf, pages 39 – 46, sections 12- 17.
- You must answer these questions to be included in the seminar. Anyone unprepared will be given an alternate assignment. Answer the questions using complete sentences that rephrase the question. Your answers need to be in-depth and complete, probably a few sentences each. There are not many questions, so make the answers meaningful.
- These questions will be collected. You will write your post-seminar on the same sheet of paper and then turn in both parts for a grade.
- These questions ensure you have read the section and are therefore prepared to discuss it.
- Answer these questions on a separate sheet of paper.
1. When Beowulf fights with Grendel’s Mother, what characteristics help him win?
2. How does Beowulf defeat Grendel’s Mother?
3. What do you think is Beowulf’s motivation is for going after the dragon’s treasure hoard?
4. Why do you think Beowulf’s men desert him now, when earlier they came to his aid in his fight against Grendel?
5. Who is Wiglaf and what role does he play in Beowulf’s adventure?
6. Beowulf is, as we know, and incredibly old story. Do any of the themes seem relevant to today’s society? To your life? Please explain.
7. What do the battles between Beowulf and Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, and the dragon have in common? How are they different? What reasons do you see for these differences and similarities?
8. Beowulf is said to have elegiac qualities, what words or images make this story seem like an elegy?