HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

GRADE 9
English
FIRST QUARTER
WORKSHEET#1: DISCOVERING BEOWULF MORE

Name: Jhaminna S. Islao Grade and Section: Gr.9 - Service

Knock! Knock! Who’s Beowulf?

Directions: This time, you will be discovering more of Beowulf. Read Beowulf's statements.
Using the keywords / clues in bold below each picture, formulate a sentence that reflects how
much Beowulf knew about himself.

"I have heard moreover that the monster scorns in his

reckless way to use weapons;
therefore, to heighten Hygelac's fame and
gladden his heart, I hereby renounce sword and
the shelter of the broad shield, the heavy war-
board: hand-to-hand
is how it will be, a life-and-death fight
with the fiend." (433-440)

hand-to-hand My comment about Beowulf’s knowledge about himself:

combat Beowulf knew that the monster can’t be beaten using
confidence weapons, so he knew that it must be a hand-to-hand
bravery combat. He’s bravery is seen when he said that it’s a
matter of life and death. Through his words I can feel his
confidence about how he can defeat the monster.

"So every elder and experienced councilman

among my people supported my resolve
to come here to you, King Hrothgar, because all
knew of my awesome strength.
They had seen me boltered in the blood of the
enemies
when I battled and bound five beasts, raided a
troll-next and in the night-sea
slaughtered sea-brutes. I have suffered extremes and
avenged the Geats (their enemies brought it upon
themselves, I devastated them).
Now I mean to be a match for Grendel,
settle the outcome in single combat." (415-426)
 • Beowulf’s resume My comment about Beowulf’s knowledge about
• background / himself:
examples of his As he come onto King Hrothgar’s palace, he said his
skills skills which is his awesome strength and said what
happened with his previous battle. In this we can see
Beowulf’s resume in battling with monsters and
demons.

Beowulf spoke, made a formal boast for

the last time: "I risked my life
often when I was young. Now I am old,
but as king of the people I shall pursue this fight for the
glory of winning, if the evil one will only abandon his
earth-fort and face me in the open." (2510-2515)

his brave deeds My comment about Beowulf’s knowledge about

faces death himself:
Beowulf said that he risked his life often, so this
means that he often faces death, and he fights to win
in this situation with the use of his brave deeds.

1. What for you is Beowulf’s best characteristic as an epic hero? Use the
website to determine which is Beowulf’s best character trait.
In this website http://quizlet.com/12321584/13-characteristics-of-an-epic- hero-
flash-cards/ , you can see the thirteen characteristics of an epic hero. These are
the following:

1st. ....... excels in skill, strength, and courage

2nd. ...... succeeds in war and adventure
3rd.........values honor and glory
4th. ....... usually has a guide
5th. ....... battles demons or monsters
6th. ....... is generous to his followers but ruthless to enemies
7th. ....... is a man of action
8th. ....... accepts challenges and sometimes invites problems
9th. ....... sometimes make rash decisions and takes unnecessary risks
10th. ..... meets monsters and temptations
11th. ..... encounters women who tempt him
12th. ..... descends into darkness (often the underworld)
13th. ..... achieves his goal
- Beowulf’s best characteristics as an epic hero are excels in skill, strength, courage, and
is a man of action. In the story we can see how he excels on these characteristics and
uses it to succeed on beating Grendel. As he said He will beat Grendel and so he did
that’s why he’s a man of action.
2. What is common among these characteristics?
- I think that excels in skill, strength, and courage are the common characteristics. Even if
it’s not an epic hero a person can have these characteristics, so I think it’s common.

3. How much of these is Beowulf’s characteristics?

- All the characteristics can be seen in Beowulf, but in the story, He doesn’t have a guide,
descend into darkness, or meets women who temp him. The rest, we can see it as
Beowulf’s characteristics especially battling with monsters and demons.

4. Which of these is true for you?

- The characteristics that’s true for me are, usually has a guide, is a man of action, and
achieves his goal. In real life I consider these characteristics of myself. I think that these
are useful, and I use it in my daily life depending on my situation.

5. How do these characteristics allow you to be more understanding about your

own weaknesses as a person?
- These characteristics allows me to be more understanding about my
weaknesses by, comparing it with my real characteristics, and analyzing
what we have in common. Knowing what we have in common can be
known as my strength and what I don’t have can be interpreted as my
weaknesses. By knowing these I can know more my weaknesses and
even turn it into my strength.