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=Ms. Chaplin's Class=



Ms. Chaplin's 12th grade English class read Beowulf. Beowulf is an Epic poem of 3182 lines. The hero is a mighty warrior ,Beowulf, who defeats monsters for fame to surpass fate. "//Beowulf// is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language. It was composed in England four centuries before the Norman Conquest. As a social document this great epic poem is invaluable reflecting a feudal, newly christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. As a work of art it is quite unique; //Beowulf// rings with a beauty, power, and artistry that have kept it alive for more than twelve centuries. The noble simplicity of //Beowulf'//s anonymous Anglo-Saxon singer is recaptured in this vivid translation by Burton Raffel." Beowulf is a mighty warrior who seeks fame over everything. When Beowulf hears of a monster terrorizes the great hall Herot, built by the great king Hrothgar. Beowulf gathers 14 men and crosses the sea to the land of the Danes where he will face Grendel. Grendel is a man-eating monster who lives with his equally monstrous mother, at the bottom of a lake inhabited by an assortment of other monsters. When Beowulf arrives in the Danes kingdom he kills Grendel. The King rewards Beowulf and his men with gifts fit for nothing less than Kings. But the peace does not last long because Grendels Mother wants revenge for her sons death. Beowulf goes to lake of the monsters and dives down to the deepest depths and kills Grendel Mother. The Geats, Beowulfs men and Beowulf, return to their homeland where Beowulf becomes king. Beowulf rules for fifty years until a dragon attacks his kingdom and only reading the book will reaveal the end.

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