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Beowulf: Heroic Qualities and Epic Values

Dive into the heroic characteristics of Beowulf, an epic hero of high status known for courageous deeds and supernatural complications in a large-scale setting. Explore universal ideas of good vs. evil amid formal speeches and character development group analysis. Discover the literary qualities of this earliest written English epic with alliteration and oral tradition.

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Beowulf: Heroic Qualities and Epic Values

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  1. Beowulf • p. 24-40

  2. Characteristics of Hero Archetype • Hero of High Status • Fateful Actions (determines fate of nation/group of people) • Courageous Deeds • Supernatural Complications • Large-scale Setting, long journey • Formal Speeches • Universal Ideas (good and evil, life and death)

  3. Literary Qualities of Beowulf • Earliest written English epic • Epic Poem • Alliteration • the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a sentence/line • Example: Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers. • Oral tradition • Character Development

  4. Group Analysis • Group 1: Slides 4-5 • Cheyenne • Justin L • Ciara • Tyler • Greg • Group 2: Slides 6-7 • Sandra • Justin T • Robert • Johnny • Amber

  5. Part I: Grendel • What was it that caused Grendel so much pain as he waited? What does this reveal to us about his character? • How did Grendel come to exist? • What was it that Hrothgar feared about Grendel’s attack on Herot? • How does Grendel feel about killing? Find a line that aptly describes how he feels.

  6. Part I: Grendel

  7. Part I: Beowulf • What does Beowulf mean when he says “Light and life fleeing together” to describe the state of Hrothgar’s hall? • Find at least four lines that talk of Beowulf’s heroism. • Do you think that Beowulf’s choice to face Grendel unarmed was prideful or foolish?

  8. Part I: The Battle with Grendel • Find an example of alliteration. • What did Grendel feel when he was seized by Beowulf? • How do Beowulf’s men show themselves to be different from Hrothgar’s during the battle of Grendel and Beowulf? • Why don’t weapons work against Grendel? • How did Beowulf win the battle? What was Grendel’s fate? • What happened to Grendel’s arm? Why do you think Beowulf chose to do this? • What did the battle with Grendel do for Beowulf’s reputation as warrior?

  9. Assignment • Homework: Complete Beowulf • Fill in remaining slides in the notes portion of this presentation. (DUE 9/21) • Study for ACT Vocab Quiz • Classwork: Draw Grendel as he would appear to you from the details within the text. • Effort • Color • Select a quote from Part I that you felt best captured Grendel’s character. Place this quote on your drawing somewhere legibly. • Write 3-4 complete sentences on back of drawing that explain the significance of the quote that you’ve selected.

  10. Part II: Beowulf’s Last Battle • Looking at lines 265-270 and 272-289, what do Beowulf’s remarks reveal to us about his personality? • Identify at least one instance of alliteration. • Describe the battle between Beowulf and the Dragon. How did the two foes feel? What was the turning point in the battle? • How do Beowulf’s men react to seeing him fall? • How is Wiglaf unique?

  11. Part II: The Death of Beowulf • Examine Beowulf’s speech, lines 362-383. Identify three lines that reveal to you something significant about Beowulf’s personality or life. • What does the speaker’s attitude of gold as expressed in the following line? “So gold can easily/ Triumph, defeat the strongest of men,/ No matter how deep it is hidden!” • When Beowulf explains that he sold his life, do you think that he sold it well? • What was Beowulf’s ultimate goal in life? • What is the attitude of Beowulf’s men after his death?

  12. Beowulf: Heroic Characteristics

  13. Beowulf: Heroic Characteristics

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