Beowulf
By: Megan Klish
The mead hall was where everyone gets
Together and drinks wine and eats. (Lines 710)
Grendel is a powerful monster that lives
in the dark. (Lines 1-3)
Grendel was born of Cain.
God punished Cain after the death of Abel, ”those
monsters Born of Cain, murderous creatures banished
by God,
Punished forever for the crime of Abel’s death.” (Lines
20-23). His offspring was banished be God.
Herot was a place that made
everyone happy until Grendel
came along. “Till the monster
stirred, that demon, that fiend,
Grendel, who haunted the moors,
the wild Marshes, and made his
home in a hell Not hell but earth.”
(Lines 16-19) He destroyed Herot.
Beowulf a hero heard what was going
on in the town He now has his men
and they go to the king to help him.
(Lines116-118)
During one night Grendel went to the mead
hall and destroyed it. “Snatched up thirty
men, smashed them unknowing in their
beds, and ran out with their bodies, the
blood dripping behind him, back to his lair,
delighted with his night’s slaughter.” (Lines
37-40) That night everyone was surprised
that Grendel showed up in the mead hall
and killed a lot of men.
When Beowulf was ready to choose the men’s he
wants to bring, he chooses the good ones. “Chose
the mightiest men he could find, the bravest and
best of the Geats, fourteen in all, and led them
down to their boat.” (Lines 120-121) He trusted his
men and knew what him and his men were going to
do.
Hrothgar was really upset about loosing all of his
men and knew he had to do something quickly
before it got out of hand. He wanted a hero that
could save him and his people from the monster.
(Lines 82-90)
King Hrothgar warned Beowulf about
Grendel and what he has done. “And
then, in the morning, this mead-hall
glittering with new light would be
drenched with blood, the benches
Stained red, the floors, all wet from
that fiend’s” (Lines 218-220) He tells
Beowulf about Grendel and what he
has done in the past.
Grendel was ready to kill; Beowulf and his
men were already there. Grendel entered
the Herot and saw all of Beowulf’s men
there. He was delighted to see how many
of the men he was going to kill by
morning. (Lines 409-415)
While everyone was in the Herot, Unferth
came behind him and tried to insult him
about a race with Brecca. “Boastful fool
who fought a swimming match with
Brecca, both of you daring and young and
proud, exploring the deepest seas, risking
your lives for no reason but the danger.”
(Lines 240-244) He was trying to make
Beowulf look weak.
Beowulf wanted to defeat Grendel. He wanted
to focus on winning because he wanted to
keep his people safe. (Lines 365-370)
Beowulf got a hold of Grendel and
wanted to kill him. “But his power had
gone. He twisted in pain, and the
bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder
snapped, muscle and bone split and
broke.” (Lines 496-499) Beowulf killed
him and ripped his arm off of him and
found his weakness and used it on
him.
Grendel had the opportunity to escape and
did. “Grendel escaped, but wounded as he
was could flee to his den, his miserable hole
at the bottom of the marsh, only to die, to
wait for the end of all his days. (Lines 500504) Grendel escaped after Beowulf ripped
off his arm.
Beowulf has done his duty and finished the work
that he had to do when he came to Denmark. He
was called hero after he killed Grendel. (Lines 559500)
The lake Grendel went into after Beowulf
ripped his arm off was boiling from his evil and
his veins. The water was red from the blood of
his arm dripping down from his arm. (Lines
528-529)
Grendel’s mother wanted to hurt
Beowulf. “Tried to work her fingers
through the tight ring-woven mail on
his breast, but tore and scratched in
vain, Then she carried him, armor and
sword and all to her home.” (Lines
580-583) She took Beowulf to her
home to hurt.
The Dragon is mad because someone stole his
jeweled cup from his collection of gold. (Lines
Summary before section 14)
When Beowulf finally had a chance
to kill the Dragon, when he stuck the
sword in him the sword broke. “Drew
blood, but cracked and failed him
before it went deep enough, helped
him less than he needed.” (Lines
728-730) Since the sword is broke
the Dragon has a better chance in
killing Beowulf.
Grendel’s mother has a spell on herself that
she cannot be killed or wounded with any
weapons or blades. Now it’s hard for Beowulf
to kill her. (Lines 598-601)