Beowulf Part 2

​Beowulf

Part 2​

The Hero’s Journey

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Do you think heroes are born or made?

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Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a feature of epic literature?

• A hero larger than life

• A setting broad in scope

• Lots of funny jokes

• Didactic

​Features of Epic Literature

Features of Epic

​-Takes place in more than one location

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-Journey from ordinary to new world​

Broad Setting

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-Unusually gifted or historically significant

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Hero Larger than Life

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-Life, death, love, war and friendship​

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Topics Central to Human Existence​

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-There is some evil or challenge that needs to be overcome​

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Involves a necessary Journey

​Features of Epic Literature

Features of Epic

Multiple Choice

What sin does the poet suggest is the reason Grendel attacks Herot Hall?

• Pride

• Anger

• Worry

• Theft

Open Ended

Write one sentence about anything you remember from lines 244-400?

Open Ended

Look back in the text and find any adjectives (describing words) for a hero?

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is not an Anglo-Saxon heroic virtue?

• Loyalty

• Bravery

• Wisdom in battle

• Humility

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And that having come to him from over the open

Sea you have come bravely and are welcome.

Hero’s Journey

Crossing the Threshold/

Xenia

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​Fate will unwind as it must (line 371)

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​Analyze the use of Rhetorical Devices

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