WRITTEN ACTIVITY

From Beowulf

Understanding the text

exercise 1

1. 10
2. 4
3. 1
4. 5
5. 6
6. 11
7. 3
8. 7
9. 12
10. 2
11. 8
12. 9

closer reading

exercise 2

1. 
   
   1. l.2 God-cursed l.17 the captein of evil
   2. l.2 loping
   3. l.3 his rage boised over
   4. l.3 he ripped open the door
   5. l.6 loathsome tread
   6. l.6-7 a baleful light flared from his eyes
   7. l.10 gorged in him in lumps
   8. l. 13-15 talon/claw
2. his inhuman nature and animal instincts

Focus on Beowulf

exercise 3

1. 1. F
   2. T
   3. F
   4. F
   5. T
   6. T
2. cleverness, courage, ambition, physical strength

Consider lanuage and style

exercise 4

1. God-cursed Grendel came /greedily loping
2. the captain od evil discovered himself/ in a hanggrip harder than anything
3. and the bon-lappings burst. /Beowulf was granted the glory of winning;/ Grender was driven under the fen banks, fatally hurt

Rounding it up

exercise 5

1. duel
2. devours
3. equal
4. asleep
5. pain
6. tears
7. wonded
8. die
9. clever
10. bare