Working on 50+ questions by myself was not an ideal situation for me, so I decided to team up with a few other classmates to tackle the questions. I completed the first 16 questions up to Beowulf and Grendel's Mother and also the first 3 questions of Beowulf's Funeral. Lauren completed the next set of 14 questions and the last 3 of Beowulf's Funeral. While Kevin completed the rest of the questions.
I utilized Spark Notes, Beowulf In Hypertext and the Gutenberg website. It was very frustrating trying to search for all this information, so it took me roughly 2 1/2 hours to complete my part of this assignment.
PROLOGUE: THE RISE OF THE DANISH NATION
1.Shield was orphaned as a baby and grew up to be strong and powerful. Shield's remains were set off to buriel at sea along with all of his treasures. Hrothgar is the son of Halfdane, making him Shield's great-grandson.
HEOROT IS ATTACKED
1. Hrothgar builds a mead-hall, Heorot, and Grendel attacks it in the dead of night killing 30 men. The attacks lasted 12 years. The Danes could not stop Grendel, he continued to kill young and old citizens.
THE HERO COMES TO HEOROT
1.Beowulf gathers 14 of his best warriors and sets sail to Heorot land of the Danes.
2. They are stopped y a Scylding watchman and questions why they were there. Beowulf tells him that they are there to battle the creature Grendel. They then set forth to Heorot.
3. They then meet Wulfgar, Hrothgar's herald. He questions why they are there and that Beowuld explains and his men are there to defeat Grendel. Hrothgar recognizes Beowulf from when he was just a boy.
4. Beowulf confidently illustrates to him how he will defeat Grendel. Hrothgar had paid off a debt to a tribe because Beowulf's father had killed a member of that tribe.
FEAST AT HEOROT
1. According to Unferth Beowulf will meet defeat once again after losing a swimming contest. Beowulf tells him that he is too drunk and has the whole story wrong.
2. Queen Wealhtheow then enters the room and makes a toast.
THE FIGHT WITH GRENDEL
1.Surprisingly Beowulf takes off all of his armor and puts away his weapons. He trusts in God that he will fight bare.
2. Grendel enters the hall shocked by how heavily guarded it is. Beowulf started to wrestle with him, Beowulf's strength started to overpower him. Grendel's strength diminishes and his arms start to tear. Grendel escapes, but is later found dead. The only thing left behind is his arm.
CELEBRATION AT HEOROT
1. Beowulf is similar to Sigemund because they both fought monsters in order to win a prize, in Beowulf's case fame and differ because he is not like Heremod, a Danish king who turned against his own people. Beowulf is fighting for the people even if they are not his own. He did not ask for a reward, he just wanted to defeat this monster.
2. Hrothgar bestows gifts upon Beowulf and his men. Hrothgar pays the death-price of one of Beowulf's fallen men. Unferth is no longer boasting about Beowulf's weakness.
3. A battle had occurred between the Frisians and Danes. They created a truce to live separately and equally. The Danes then kill Finn and their princess is returned home.
4. Wealhtheow tells Hrothgar not to adopt Beowulf into the family. She wants her nephew to rule.
5. Later on the torque (necklace) gets stolen by the Franks. She then asks Beowulf to watch over and guide her sons.
6. The men remain in the hall because they believe that it is safe to stay now that Grendel is dead. They are mistaken because Grendel's mother is out for revenge.
BEOWULF'S FUNERAL
1. When the companions return Wyglaf tries to revive Beowulf but he is already dead. He tells them that Beowulf killed the dragon before he died and they are dishonorable for leaving him behind in his time of need. He then predicts that a feud between the Geats and Swedes will be revived.
2. The messenger tells the city of Beowulf's death and how without his protection they will be attacked. Ogentheow killed a warrior named Wulf. Then the next day he was killed by Wulf's brother Eofor. The treasure was burned with Beowulf's corpse.
3. Wyglaf recounts Beowulf's last wishes and start his funeral pyre.
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