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Beowulf is a poem :

Beowulf is a poem :. a nonymous oral e pic. The hero. Beowulf is the nephew of K ing H ygelac of the Geats ; he is introduced as the greatest hero in the world. His main features are: strength courage boldness faithfulness loyalty. The plot.

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Beowulf is a poem :

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  1. Beowulf isa poem: • anonymous • oral • epic

  2. The hero • Beowulf is the nephew of King Hygelac of the Geats; he isintroducedas the greatesthero in the world. His mainfeatures are: • strength • courage • boldness • faithfulness • loyalty

  3. The plot The story beginswhen Beowulf hearstales of a terriblemonstercalled Grendel, whofrightens the Danesevery night. So he decides to sail to Denmark to help Hrotgar, the Danishking, with a small company of men. Firstly he fightsagainstGrendel and killsit. Then he defeatsGrendel’smother in a mistylake and comes back to Geatland. 50 yearslater, he has to fight a dragon: duringthisbattleBeowulf diesto savehispeople. The story ends with Beowulf’sfuneral and the famousWiglaf’sspeech.

  4. The Monsters Grendel Beowulf, at least the modern translation, is written from a Christian perspective. Therefore, the symbolism of the monsters is that of evil. Grendel’smother The Dragon

  5. Settings • Heorot, a castle in Denmark; • Mistylake; • Geatland, modernSweden.

  6. Society Beowulf describes a warrior society, whichisfounded on loyalty. This society isbased on the relationshipbetween the king and the thanes. • For this society weaponswereveryimportant, in facttheyweregiven a name and theyweretrasmitted from father to son.

  7. Christianelements • Godismentioned by two of the maincharacters in the poem: Beowulf and Hrothgar. • The sword can be identified with the Cross. • The monstersrepresent the devil. • Beowulf can be seenas Christ.

  8. Realizzato da Cucinella Ludovica Di Santo Fabiana Militello Fabio Rubino Matteo Viola Francesco

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