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Beowulf
SETTINGS
Danmark
land of the Danes, ruled by King Hrothgar
Heorot
the great mead hall of Hrothgar, a
communal meeting place for feasting and drinking
a misty lake
at the bottom of a cave, where Grendel’s mother lives
Geatland
land of the Geats, in southern Sweden,
ruled by Hygelac and later Beowulf
PLOTH
grendel
An evil monster, Grendel, has been terrorising
the king’s hall for twelve years.Beowulf, prince of the Geats, arrives. He offers to fight Grendel
grendel's mother
The next day, as the Danes celebrate, Grendel’s mother kills one of the king’s men as revenge. eowulf goes looking for Grendel’s mother. He finds her at the bottom of a lake and kills her
dragon
Fifty years have passed, and
Beowulf is king, He must fight a dragon that has been attacking his people. He kills the dragon but is fatally wounded.
CHARACTERS
the hero
Beowulf have supernatural powers: he is able to kill monsters that can fly, breathe fire or live under water
the monsters
grendel
Man-eating, is a descendant of Cain
grendel's mother
She looks like a woman,but lives in a supernatural lake filled with sea-dragons
dragon
A winged, fire-breathing,is the last monstrous creature faced by an ageing Beowulf.
STYLE AND THEMES
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It depicts a warrior society, where fate
and destiny rule man’s life