Could someone please answer these for me thank you :) PH Beowulf pp. 39 - 41
British Literature
“The Wrath of Grendel”

1. Find two specific instances in this section which reference the Christian aspect of its cultural context. Write the words or phases and the line numbers.

2. Why is Grendel considered a monster, demon, or fiend?

3. What is the reason Grendel is upset by the activities in Herot? What information in the text helps support the reason behind Grendel’s feelings?

4. Find a specific instance in which the characters’ behavior reflects their paganism (pre-Christian beliefs). What is the narrator’s opinion of this?

5. The narrator says of Grendel that “no savage assault” could “quench his lust for evil”. Give several details that seem to back up this assertion by the narrator.

Read the following scene from trifles. mrs. peters. she was piecing a quilt. (she brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) mrs. hale. it’s log cabin pattern. pretty, isn’t it? i wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. the sheriff enters, followed by hale and the county attorney.) sheriff. they wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (the men laugh, the women look abashed.) county attorney (rubbing his hands over the stove). frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (the men go outside.) how would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene? by emphasizing the variety of props used by showing the men’s facial expressions by highlighting the characters’ costumes by focusing on the actions of the women