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Need help on characters in Anonymous's Beowulf? Check out our detailed character descriptions. From the creators of SparkNotes.
LIST OF CHARACTERS. The Signet Classic edition of Beowulf includes a “Glossary of Names” (149-159). Note: the translator of the Signet Classic edition has altered the familiar (to some) Old English forms of the names. For example “Heorot” is rendered as “Herot.”.
I've created this worksheet for my English classes who are attending the last two years at high school. In this paper students revise the difference between Epic and Christia... 238 uses. A selection of English ESL beowulf printables.
In-depth summary and analysis of every section of Beowulf. Visual theme-tracking, too.
British and Western Literature-BEOWULF Cornelison-Issaquah High School 1 Beowulf Character List 1. Beowulf - The protagonist of the epic, Beowulf is a Geatish hero who fights the monster Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire-breathing dragon. Beowulf’s boasts and encounters reveal him to be the strongest, ablest warrior around.
This description helps to contrast his poor character with how good and noble Beowulf and Hrothgar are and it also provides insight into cultural expectations for behavior at the time.
This is a bundle of handouts that all have to do with the characters in Beowulf. Items Included: Character Chart - Students describe characters in the epic. This chart can be used to review the characters before a unit test. There are suggested answers included.
