Name:
Jasmin Holmes
Date:
August 17 2019
School: Pelham High school
Facilitator:
1.06 Beowulf vs. Grendel’s Mother
Directions:
Answer the questions below about the conflict between Beowulf and Grendel’s
Mother.
Use specific details from the passages to help support your answers.
1.
Why weren't the warriors as frightened by Grendel's mother as by Grendel?
Because no women no matter hoe fierce could have a man’s strength or fight with the
power of courage that men fight with.
2.
What does this lesser fear of her reveal about the Anglo-Saxons?
That a mother’s love is greater than a man’s strength, power, and courage.
3.
According to Beowulf, what is "the noblest of goals"?
Fame after death
4.
Who does Grendel's mom take with her when she escapes?
Esher, one of the king’s closest friends
5.
How do we learn for certain what happened to the warrior she took?
She torn off Esher’s head because it was having above the lake
6.
Describe the water of the lake.
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