NAME __Diana Cestoni__________________________

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Powerful

Fear

Glory

Mysterious

Christianity

What the narrator says

Like in Greek Mythology Beowulfs
powers exceeded those from a regular
man.

Text from the poem to support copy the lines

Beowulf, Higlacs Follower and

the strongest of the Geatsgreater
and stronger than anyone anywhere
in this world
Grendel doesnt attack the king; he
Though he lived In Herot, when the
believes Gods power is on his side.
night hid him, he never dared to
touch king Hrothgars glorious
Throne, protected by God-God,
Whose love Grendel could not
know.
Beowulf is seeking glory.
Ive come. Grant me, then Lord
and protector of this place, A single
request! I have come so far that
this one favor you should not refuse
methat I, alone and with the help
of my men, may purge all evil from
this hall
Grendels appearance isnt describes
that demon, that fiend, Grendel,
in the poem; hes just a fiend of hell who haunted the moors, the wild
Marshes, and made his home in hell
not in hell but earth. He was
spawned in that slime...
It is believed it came from England in Loud in that hall, the harps
the 7th or 8th Century, making it the
rejoicing call and the poets clear
oldest story in the English language.
song, sung of the ancient beginning
of us all, recalling The Almighty
making the earth, shaping these
beautiful plains marked off by
oceans, then proudly setting the sun

DATE __1/19/2016________________

How did this piece of information enhance my

understanding of the poem?
It gives understanding on how strong Beowulf is, the
Poem explains how Beowulf drove five great giants into
chains, and chased all of that race from the earth.

This text shows how afraid Grendel was of the King.

Grendel never dared to hurt the king or touch him, for he
believed that God protected him.

From this you could infer that he is seeking Glory and

his willing to risk his life to save the people and king
from the evil by any means possible.

It was difficult to understand in the beginning, because I

had no knowledge of what fiend meant. Once I figured it
out, it helped me understand the meaning behind
Grendels appearance. I learned that hes a decedent of
Cain and hes more like a demon that lives on earth.
Knowing where the poem takes place is very important.
It gives understanding on where the story comes from
and what it relates to.

and the moon to glow across the land

and light lit
Grendel feeds on the people of the
kingdom

Greedy

Grendel is born from Cain, Abels

brother in the Bible.
Brotherhoo
d

The monsters thoughts were as

quick as his greed or his claws: he
slipped through the door and there in
the silence snatched up thirty men,
smashed them unknowing in their
beds, and ran out with their bodies,
the blood dripping behind him, back
to his lair, delighted with his nights
slaughter.
Conceived by a pair of those
monsters Born Of Cain, murderous
creatures banished By God, punished
forever for the crime Of Abels
death.

This shows how Grendel is an outcast in the kingdom,

hes not welcome into the hall were everyone drinks and
eats. He takes it out on them while they sleep, he
satisfies his hunger by feeding off of them.

It portrays the relationship between the Poem and the

Story of Abel and Cane found in the book of Genesis in
the Bible. It gives understanding on how Grendel and his
descendants came to be.

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