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Beowulf Exposition-MENDEZULLOA

This document provides an exposition of characters from the epic poem Beowulf including Beowulf, Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon. It summarizes their roles and descriptions. It also provides context about the poem's setting in Scandinavia circa 500 AD, and outlines the three main conflicts involving Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon that Beowulf confronts. Examples of Old English kennings used in the poem to describe characters, objects, and places are also presented and explained.

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Beowulf Exposition-MENDEZULLOA

This document provides an exposition of characters from the epic poem Beowulf including Beowulf, Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon. It summarizes their roles and descriptions. It also provides context about the poem's setting in Scandinavia circa 500 AD, and outlines the three main conflicts involving Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon that Beowulf confronts. Examples of Old English kennings used in the poem to describe characters, objects, and places are also presented and explained.

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Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

School Philosophy and Arts

Language Sciences Program

Renaissance Literature

Beowulf Exposition and Kennings

Dr. Andrés Sepúlveda Rodríguez

Students:

Bustos Cavazos Miranda 1819071

García García Devanny 1850295

González Martínez Andrea Alejandra 1746363

López Luna Karina Guadalupe 1864969

Méndez Ulloa Asiria Galilea 1870583

Ruiz Rodríguez Jessica Jazmín 1853800

Tamez García Karen Alejandra 1869403

Semester: 10th

Group: i01

Shift: Morning

Date: February 25th, 2023


Beowulf Part I Exposition
Character Description Role
Beowulf is a Geatish hero who fights the The protagonist of the epic
Beowulf monster Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire-
breathing dragon. Beowulf is the most powerful
and skilled warrior in the area, as evidenced by
his boasts and encounters. He personifies all the
virtues of the heroic culture in his youth. He
continues to be a competent and capable leader
in his old age.
Up until Grendel terrorizes his kingdom, The king of the Danes.
Hrothgar Hrothgar enjoys military success and affluence.
Hrothgar, a wise and experienced king,
represents a different style of leadership than
that of the young warrior Beowulf. He serves as
a father figure and role model for Beowulf's
future kingship.
Grendel preys on the soldiers of Hrothgar in the A demon descended from Cain
Grendel royal mead hall, Heorot. Grendel is a perfect fit
for the universe of the poem's ethos of revenge
because his cruel and terrible existence is a result
of God's punishment for Cain's murder of Abel.
Grendel’s mother seems to possess fewer human An unnamed swamp-hag
Grendel’s qualities than Grendel, although her terrorization
mother of Heorot is explained by her desire for
vengeance—a human motivation
The The dragon guards a horde of treasure in a An ancient, powerful serpent
dragon hidden mound. Beowulf’s fight with the dragon
constitutes the third and final part of the epic.

Wiglaf He watched Beowulf suffering and suggested to Wextan’s son and a good soldier.
help him during the battle against the dragon and
killed him.
Beowulf is set in Scandinavia (Denmark), sometime around the year 500 A.D, in the territories of
Setting two tribal groups, the Geats and the Scyldings, who really existed and really lived in those areas
during the period of the poem.
The poem essentially consists of three parts. There are three central conflicts: Grendel’s
Conflict domination of Heorot Hall; the vengeance of Grendel’s mother after Grendel is slain; and the
rage of the dragon after a thief steals a treasure that it has been guarding. The poem’s overarching
conflict is between close-knit warrior societies and the various menaces that threaten their
boundaries.

Kennings on Beowulf/Grendel/Kings/etc

Line Kenning: Metaphoric It symbolizes… Brief explanation


two-word hyphenated
concept that describes
either a character,
object, or place

26 The demons The In this part of the poem, the author


evil-spirits Almighty drove describes what those demons are and how
out. they were exiled.

426 The description Here, Hrothgar describes the dark lake


where Grendel where Grendel’s mother has dwelt with her
wolf-dens and his mother son.
lived.

64 hell-forged The description of Since Grendel has destroyed the Danes and
Grendel's hands closed the doors of Herot, he is considered
which have an evil person.
brought sorrow to
Hrothgar.

270 strong-hearted A description of Here, this kenning is a description of


Beowulf's Beowulf’s character while waiting to
Courage. attack Grendel.

348 strong-minded The description of It describes a person whom is confident in


Grendel their decisions.

377 high-spirited The description of In this part, it describes how energetic the
the horses. horses are.

324 sin-stained The description of It describes that the character is a person


Grendel. It who is not afraid of doing evil actions and
replaces the nothing could hurt him.
name.

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