Themes:
Role of Warriors: Beowulf swims down to Grendel's lair to fight Grendel's mom.
Role of Women: Queen Modthryth is a bad Queen, she acts like a man and killed anyone who looked at her wrong, then she marries Offa and becomes a good Queen. Grendel's mom comes back for her son's arm and kills Hrothgar's warriors. Hygd, Hygelac's Queen goes around and passes out mead at Beowulf's party.
Role of King: Hrothgar is a good king and gives Beowulf presents for saving his kingdom. Beowulf is compared to Heremod and is paralleled to Shield.
Christianity vs. Peg an: The Monk represents paganism, the sword made by the giant represents paganism, Hrothgar gives a speech about how God was watching Beowulf the night of his fight, Grendel's mom represents paganism. Beowulf gives his speech for the warriors and tells them god wants them to suck it up.
Allusion: Hilt/sword alludes to Noah
Symbols: Grendel's Home is like hell, the sword not made by men Symbols Paganism.
Foreshadow: Hrothgar foreshadows Beowulf becoming king,lines 1873 to 1876 foreshadow Hrothgar's death.
Kenning: Gold giver-Hygelac, monstrous hell-bride-Grendel's Mother
appositive: Hrethel's son and heir, Hygelac the gold-giver makes his home.
Relook at the role of the warrior. It's Beowulf's job to fight for honor and his name and to extract the wergild for Aeschere.
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