Beowulf/The Characteristics of a Heroic Epic
Instructions: Review your 8 (eight) characteristics of a heroic epic. Then in the chart
below give the characteristics in the left column. Finally, apply what you have learned
from the reading by providing specific examples, scenes and quotes (3 for each
characteristic) where Beowulf (the man or the poem) embodies these characteristics.
No. Characteristics of a heroic Epic
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3-4 Specific examples, scenes and/or quotes