Year 8 Beowulf

A brave warrior from Geatland who travels to free the Danes from the monster

• Beowulf

• Bane

• Beowolf

• Grendel

The King of the Danes who has become weak in his battle against the monster

• King Grendel

• King Hrothgar

• King Unferth

• King Dan

A warrior who opposes and doubts Beowulf

• Bane

• Dane

• Unferth

• Undarth

The great hall of the Danes

• Herot

• Hero

• Horeot

• Heorot

The subject or idea that is raised in a story

• Theme

• Plot

• Narrative

• Story

Relative social or professional standing

• Position

• Status

• Authority

• Power

A commentary on the action of the story

• Narrative

• Narrator

• Narration

• Narrate

When a character steps out of a scene to address the audience about how they are feeling

• Soliloquy

• Thought track

• Breaking the fourth wall

• Direct address

A way to highlight important moments on stage

• Spotlighting the moment

• Highlighting the moment

• Holding the moment

• Marking the moment

The monster that has been terrorizing the Danes

• Grendel

• Bane

• Dane

• Grindle