A | B |
How does Beowulf fight the dragon | armour, sword, shield, dagger |
how does Beowul kill Grendel | he kills grendel with his bare hands |
How does Beowulf kill Gerendel's Mother | cut her head with the magic sword |
How does Beowulf show that he is honorable? | He tells Hrothgar and his men not to go into Herot |
How does the reader know that Wiglaf will be king? | gold necklace |
What are important aspects of Anglo-Saxon? | loyalty, bravery, honro and fame |
What cuases Beowulf's death? | poison by the fire dragon |
What does Beowulf wear when he fights Grendel? | no armour, bare hands, no weapons |
What does Grendel do when he attacks Herot? | eats them |
What does Wiglaf do? | stays with him, remains loyal |
What genre of poetry is Beowulf? | epic |
What happens at Beowulf's funeral? | tower is built to honor him |
What is the initial proff that Grendel will die? | arm, claw and shoulder are hanging from the rafters |
Name of the mead hall | Herot |
What makes Grendel's lake home so dangerous? | monsters, fire, hot sea serpents |
What saves Beowulf from G Mother | mail shirt |
What trophies does Beowulf take from the Battle Hall of G Mother? | Grendel's head and hilt |
Who is king of the Danes? | Hrothgar |
Why does Beowulf want to fight Grendel with his bare hands? | Grendel put a spell on the swords |
Why does Grendel have to live in exile away from men? | concieved by evil |
Why does Grendel's mother attack Herot? | she came looking for her son |
Where are ther pilgrims traveling | Thomas Becket, April, Spring |
How many stories will they tell? | 4 |
What will the winner receive? | food and lodging |
Where does the pilgramige start? | Tabard Inn |
What methods does Chaucer use to describe the pilgrims? | clothes, occupation, appearance |
Church Members | nun, nmonk, friar, nparson, summoner, pardoner |
Feudal Members | knight, squire, yeoman, miller, franklin |
City Members | skipper, wife of bath, cook, oxford cleric |
Vernacular means | language of the common people |
Geoffrey Chaucer | father of English Language |
What crime does the knight commit in tale? | rape |
What is the punishment in tale? | cut off his head |
How does the queen save him? | find out what woman want |
What is the answer to the question? | woamn want power |
What does the old crone want as a reward? | marriage |
What are the two choices she gives him? | faithful or unfaithful wife |
Monk | manly man |
Wife of Bath | marriage 5 times |
Parson | good shepherd over his sheep |
Yeoman | forester, archer |
Miller | master hand at steeling grain |
Summoner | garlic breath, |
Squire | cadet, jousut, write, sing |
Friar | knew the tavers well |
Knight | fighter, blood stained tunic |
Oxford Cleric | reads books |
Cook | ulcer on the knee |
Franklin | feast in his house |
Pardoner | waxy, yellow hair |
Skipper | stole wine, plank |
Nun | lapdogs |