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English History and Literature I - Prof. Juan Pablo Duboué: Hrothgar Beowulf

This document provides an assignment on the epic poem Beowulf for an English History and Literature course. The assignment includes questions about Beowulf's background, descriptions of characters, creating kennings, important events, symbols, and choosing an essay topic to write a short response on related to themes in Beowulf. Students are asked to complete a chart, provide brief descriptions, generate kennings, list events, interpret symbols, and choose from essay prompts focusing on whether Beowulf is selfish, the importance of a sermon, or the significance of the heroic code in Beowulf.

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English History and Literature I - Prof. Juan Pablo Duboué: Hrothgar Beowulf

This document provides an assignment on the epic poem Beowulf for an English History and Literature course. The assignment includes questions about Beowulf's background, descriptions of characters, creating kennings, important events, symbols, and choosing an essay topic to write a short response on related to themes in Beowulf. Students are asked to complete a chart, provide brief descriptions, generate kennings, list events, interpret symbols, and choose from essay prompts focusing on whether Beowulf is selfish, the importance of a sermon, or the significance of the heroic code in Beowulf.

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English History and Literature I – Prof.

Juan Pablo Duboué

Name:…………………………………………..

Assignment on Beowulf

1. Complete the following chart about Beowulf’s background:

Genre Contributions Time it was Time and place Themes


to literature written and it is set
Author

2. Write a brief description of these characters. Use adjectives or phrases to describe


them:

Beowulf Hrothgar

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English History and Literature I – Prof. Juan Pablo Duboué

Grendel

3. Create some kennings for the following nouns:

a. Moon
b. Plane
c. Tree
d. Knight
e. Princess

4. Briefly mention three important events that happen in Beowulf:

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English History and Literature I – Prof. Juan Pablo Duboué

5. Following are some powerful symbols present in Beowulf, what do you think they
symbolize?

Symbol Meaning
Heorot Hall

The swords used

Beowulf

Water

6. Choose ONE of the following topics and write a short essay about it. No more than
200 words.

1. Does Beowulf fight evil creatures for his sake or for the sake of other people? Is Beowulf
a selfish hero or not?
2. What is the importance of Hrothgar's sermon? Cite at least two specific points that he
makes and how they affect our understanding of Beowulf.
3. Discuss the significance of the heroic code in Beowulf, considering specifically the
actions of Beowulf as a young warrior.

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