Question for September 2, Beowulf (72-100)

The section of the poem beginning on page 72 and continuing to the end is much darker than the earlier parts of the poem. Select and discuss one event (or predicted event) that signals the decline of Beowulf and/or the Geatish clan. To what do you attribute this decline?

Question for August 31 (Beowulf, 61-72)

Discuss the supernatural and/or religious elements in today's reading. Is the outcome of the battle with Grendel's mother determined by God, fate, or Beowulf's own actions? Support your answer with at least one quotation from the poem.

Question for August 29, Beowulf (47-61)

Is Beowulf a braggart? That is, does he boast too much about what he has done and will do? Discuss your answer, referring to at least one passage from today's reading and one other student's comment on the reading. (The first student to post does not need to refer to any other student's comment, obviously.)