QUESTIONS

How would you describe Wiglaf´s character traits?

We would describe Wiglaf as a brave, young, noble warrior.

Beowulf is able to defeat evil in the form of Grendel and Grendel´s mother, yet he loses his life. What theme does this suggest about the struggle between good and evil?

In Beowulf, the central theme of one´s identity is tightly woven into the plot and the characters, Beowulf to Grendel, is presented as a seed of a past figure whose reputation often correlates to the character´s place in society, as for the Theme to that Specific part in the book.

In your opinion, what view of youth and old ages does Beowulf convey? In answering, not only the details in the last part of the poem but also the earlier portrayals of Beowulf and Hrothgar.

Youth conveys the spirit of a strong and capable warrior.

Old age conveys the weakness of a tired and old man who wants to be remembered by his deeds.

On the basis of your reading of Beowulf, what qualities or values do you think the Anglo-Saxon admired?

Beowulf was the rare kind of a person who makes strength out of his own weaknesses,