21stCLPW MELC L16 England and English Literature v2022

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

2022-2023

Final Term Period
(Week 11, Sessions 1-2)
Lesson 16: WORLD LITERATURE: ENGLAND AND ENGLISH LITERATURE
Content Standard: The learner will be able to understand and appreciate the literary texts in various genre
across national literature and culture
Competencies: EN12Lit-Ila-22
- Writing a close analysis and critical interpretation of literary texts applying a reading
approach, and doing an adaptation of these, require from the learner the ability to identify
representative texts and authors from Asia, North America, EUROPE, Latin America and
Africa
EN12Lit-IIb-32
- explain the texts in terms of literary elements, genres and traditions
EN12Lit-IIc-29
- situate the texts in the context of the region, nation and the world
EN12Lit-IIc-33
- appreciate the cultural and aesthetic diversity of literature of the world
ENGLAND
BRIEF PROFILE OF THE COUNTRY:
• ENGLAND is a European country that is part of the five kingdoms of the United Kingdom
(UK).
• Official Name/s: England of the Great British Isles, The United Kingdom
• Capital: London.
• National Anthem: “God Save the King”
• Government: Parliamentary-Constitutional Monarchy (ruled by King Charles III –
Charles Philip Arthur George)
• 2022 Population: 67.91 million (estimate)
• Demographics/Ethnolinguistic Peoples: Whites - British (Scottish, Welsh & English),
Irish; Asians - Indians, Chinese; Africans
• Religion: 59% Christian, 27% Non-religious, Roman Catholicism, Islam
• Has a pre-history which dates back to the discovery of ancient human bones which lived
around 500,000 years ago.
• Considered to the world’s very first industrialized country, the Industrial Revolution of the
18th century started in England
• Still holds colony of over 100 small islands/islets in Micronesia, Falkland Islands, some
islands in the Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean)
• Old name of England: Angles, Angla Land (Angles people were one of the Germanic
Tribes that settled in ancient England during the Early Middle Ages)

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THE ENGLISH FLAG:
• Derived from St. George’s Cross (Cross of Saint

George - a saint and holy warrior during the crusades).
• Makes up the central part of the composite map of

the Union Flag (The United Kingdom flag)
MAP OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM’S MODERN STATE-KINGDOMS:
• GREAT BRITAIN / THE GREAT BRITISH ISLES
- ENGLAND
- SCOTLAND
- WALES
• NORTHERN IRELAND




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MAP OF ENGLAND AS A COMPOSITE PART OF THE UNION FLAG
(THE UNITED KINGDOM FLAG)



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CONTRIBUTIONS OF ENGLAND TO THE WORLD
• World Tourism (Famous Attractions):

• Stonehenge (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Westminster Palace, The Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower), Westminster Abbey
and St. Margareth’s Church (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Terrains of
Dartmoor
• Tower Bridge (more popularly known as London Bridge)
• The London Eye
• Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London (used during the 2012 Summer
Olympics
• London Heathrow International Airport (England’s main air gateway)
• The English language
• The English law (politics and constitution, rule of law)
• Education:
• The Oxford English Dictionary
• Top British universities in the world (Cambridge University, London
University and Oxford University)
• Food: Apple pie, fish and chips
• Pop Culture: The Beatles, Spice Girls, Adele, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones,
David Bowie, Oasis, Elthon John, Freddie Mercury (Queen)
• Luxury brand cars: Rolls-Royce, Jaguar, Bentley
NOTABLE LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS (Medieval Period)
• William Shakespeare (Shakespearean tragedies: “Romeo and Juliet”,

“Hamlet”, “Macbeth”, “Othello”)
• The Epic of Beowulf (unknown author, England’s National Epic)
• Geoffrey Chaucer’s, “Canterbury Tales”“Robinhood”, “King Arthur”,
“Lancelot”, “Camelot”, “Merlin” (folklores)
• pixies, giants, elves, trolls, goblins, dwarves
NOTABLE LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS (Modern Period)
• George Orwell’s, “Animal Farm”

• J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter”
• J.R.R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings”
ENGLAND’S NATIONAL EPIC
• The Epic of Beowulf




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ENGLAND’S NATIONAL EPIC - “The Epic of Beowulf”
CHAPTER 1: THE FIRST BATTLE (GRENDEL)
Beowulf begins with the story of King Hrothgar,

who constructed the great hall Heorot for his
people. In it he, his wife Wealhþeow, and
his warriors spend their time singing
and celebrating, until Grendel, a
troll-like monster who is pained by the
noise, attacks the hall and kills and
devours many of Hrothgar warriors
while they sleep. But Grendel does
not touch the throne of Hroðgar,
for it is described as being protected by the
power of God. Hroðgar and his
people, helpless against Grendel's
attacks, abandon Heorot.



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Beowulf, a young warrior from Geatland, hears of Hroðgar's troubles and with his king's
permission leaves his homeland to help Hroðgar.
Beowulf and his men spend the night in Heorot. Beowulf bears no weapon because this
would be an "unfair advantage" over the unarmed beast. After they fall asleep, Grendel
enters the hall and attacks, devouring one of Beowulf's men. Beowulf has been feigning
sleep and leaps up to clench Grendel's hand. The two battle until it seems as though the
hall might collapse. Beowulf's retainers draw their swords and rush to his aid, but their
blades cannot pierce Grendel's skin. Finally, Beowulf tears Grendel's arm from his body
at the shoulder and Grendel runs to his home in the marshes and dies.
CHAPTER 2: THE SECOND BATTLE (GRENDEL’S MOTHER)
The next night, after celebrating Grendel's defeat, Hrothgar and his
men sleep in Heorot. Grendel's mother, angered by
the punishment of her son, appears and attacks
the hall. She kills Hroðgar's most trusted
warrior, Æschere, in revenge for Grendel's
defeat.
Hroðgar, Beowulf and their men track

Grendel's mother to her lair under a
lake. Beowulf prepares himself
for battle; he is presented with a
sword, Hrunting, by Unferth, a
warrior who had doubted him and
wishes to make amends. After
stipulating a number of
conditions to Hroðgar in case of his
death (including the taking in of his
kinsmen and the inheritance by Unferth
of Beowulf's estate), Beowulf dives into the
lake. He is swiftly detected and attacked by Grendel's
mother. However, she is unable to harm Beowulf through his
armour and drags him to the bottom of the lake. In a cavern containing Grendel's body
and the remains of men that the two have killed, Grendel's mother and Beowulf engage in
fierce combat.



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At first, Grendel's mother appears to prevail. Beowulf, finding that Hrunting cannot harm
his foe, discards it in fury. Beowulf is again saved from his opponent's attack by his
armour. Beowulf grabs a magical sword from Grendel's mother's treasure, and with it
beheads her. Travelling further into the lair, Beowulf discovers Grendel's dying body and
severs its head. The blade of the magic sword melts like ice when it touches Grendel's
toxic blood, until only the hilt is left. This hilt is the only treasure that Beowulf carries out
of cavern, which he presents to Hroðgar upon his return to Heorot. Beowulf then returns
to the surface and to his men at the "ninth hour" (l. 1600, "nōn", about 3pm). He returns
to Heorot, where Hroðgar gives Beowulf many gifts, including (possibly) the sword Nægling,
his family's heirloom. The hilt prompts a long reflection by the king, sometimes referred
to as "Hrothgar's sermon", in which he urges Beowulf to be wary of pride and to reward
his thanes.
CHAPTER 3: THE THIRD BATTLE (THE DRAGON)
Beowulf returns home and eventually becomes king of his own people. One
day, fifty years after Beowulf's battle with
Grendel's mother, a slave steals a golden cup from
the lair of an unnamed dragon at Earnaness.
When the dragon sees that the cup has
been stolen, it leaves its cave in a
rage, burning everything in
sight. Beowulf and his warriors
come to fight the dragon, but
Beowulf tells his men that he
will fight the dragon alone
and that they should wait on
the barrow. Beowulf
descends to do battle with the
dragon but finds himself
outmatched. His men, upon
seeing this display and
fearing for their lives, creep back
into the woods. One of his men, however,
Wiglaf, who finds great distress in seeing
Beowulf's plight, comes to Beowulf's aid. The two
slay the dragon, but Beowulf is mortally wounded.
Beowulf is buried in Geatland on a cliff overlooking the sea, where sailors are able to see
his tumulus. The dragon's treasure is buried with him, in accordance with Beowulf's
wishes, rather than distributed to his people, and there is a curse associated with the
hoard to ensure that Beowulf's wish is kept.


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KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

THE ENGLISH FLAG:

• Derived from St. George’s Cross (Cross of Saint

• Makes up the central part of the composite map of

MAP OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED KINGDOM’S MODERN STATE-KINGDOMS:

• GREAT BRITAIN / THE GREAT BRITISH ISLES

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

MAP OF ENGLAND AS A COMPOSITE PART OF THE UNION FLAG

(THE UNITED KINGDOM FLAG)

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

• World Tourism (Famous Attractions):

NOTABLE LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS (Medieval Period)

• William Shakespeare (Shakespearean tragedies: “Romeo and Juliet”,

NOTABLE LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS (Modern Period)

• George Orwell’s, “Animal Farm”

ENGLAND’S NATIONAL EPIC

• The Epic of Beowulf

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ENGLAND’S NATIONAL EPIC - “The Epic of Beowulf”

CHAPTER 1: THE FIRST BATTLE (GRENDEL)

Beowulf begins with the story of King Hrothgar,

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

CHAPTER 2: THE SECOND BATTLE (GRENDEL’S MOTHER)

Hroðgar, Beowulf and their men track

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

CHAPTER 3: THE THIRD BATTLE (THE DRAGON)

KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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