| Beowulf believes that the outcome of his efforts will be determined by | God and fate |
| qualities of beowulf come out in the epic | Courage, compassion, sense of duty |
| How many men did Grendel kill the first time he attacked the mead hall | 30 |
| What object is save when Grendel terrorizes the mead hall | The throne |
| What past victories had Beowulf done | Killed a sea monster, won a bloody war battle |
| What was unusual about the way Beowulf fought Grendel | He fought with only his bare hands |
| Characteristics of Beowulf | Fearless, strong, respected |
| Examples of alliterations | Sworn to stay and stem that horror with a sweep of their swords. Healfdanes son height Hrothgar |
| Why was Hrothgar’s hall been deserted for 12 years | That is where Grendel would attack first |
| What happened to Grendel as a result of his battle | His arm was ripped of by Beowulf. He retreated to his cave under the lake and died |
| What sign did Beowulf use to shoe his victory over Grendel | Brought his arm to the king and the people |
| Universal idea in Beowulf | Good and evil |
| How does Grendel respond to the realization that Beowulf will challenge his fighting skills | Fearfully he has never had to really defend himself before |
| Beowulf reflects what about the battle between good and evil | That it is never ending |
| Who does Beowulf come to help | Hrothgar |
| What monsters does Beowulf fight | Grendel, Grendels mother, a fire breathing dragon |
| Which monster gave Beowulf his death wound | A fire breathing dragon |
| Beowulf’s deeds require tremendous what | Courage |
| What battle is a direct result of Beowulf beating Grendel | Battle between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother. She was looking for revenge |
| Speech made by a character not heard by the other characters on stage | Soliloquy |
| Play in which the main character suffers a traffic downfall | Tragedy |
| Un rhymed lines of iambic pentameter, one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed | Black verse |
| Why does Shakespeare use rhyming couplets at the end of each scene | So the audience will know the scene is ending |
| What paradox acts as the theme of the play | Fair is foul and foul is fair |
| What does the theme mean | Everything is not as it seems |
| What is the setting of Macbeth | Scotland during time of war |
| How did Macbeth kill Macdonwald | He cut him from the nave to the head |
| What pets did the witches have and what were their names | Graymalkin and paddock |
| Why was Macbeth reluctant to kill Duncan | He was afraid his conscience would get the best of him. Dunkin was a good man |
| How did Macbeth describe the thane of cowdors death | It was honorable, it was as if he had planned it |
| Why did Macbeth become frustrated with Duncan | He was going to name his son heir to the throne |
| How does Duncan and the visitors describe Macbeth’s castle | It is lovely but there is evil inside |
| What is another name for the three witches | The wierd sisters |
| 3 predictions given by the witches for Macbeth | Thane of Cowdor, thane of glamis, king one day |
| Witches predictions for banquo | Lesser than Macbeth but greater, not as happy but much happier, sons would be king |
| What was Macbeth’s weakness according to lady Macbeth | He was to kind to be king |
| Only thing lady Macbeth asked Macbeth to do | Act innocent while Duncan was in their home |
| What was Lady Macbeth’s plan to kill the king | Get the gaurds drunk kill the king in his sleep and blame it on them |
| Where when and with with whom will the witches meet next | With Macbeth, upon the the heath when we the battle lost and won |
| Skakespires noble character speak in what style of poetry | Blank verse |
| Traitor on the battlefield | Thane of Cowdor |
| What did Macbeth earn through his exploits | The title of thane of Cowdor |
| As Macbeth thought about the witches promises what image frightened him | He might have to kill Dunkan so he could be king |
| What action of Dunkan upsets Macbeth | He is going to name Malcom heir to the throne |
| 3 characteristics of an epic | Contains a hero on a quest, contains supernatural forces, contains religious meaning |
| What is the theme of the pardoner’s tale | Greed is the root of all evil |
| What did the 3 rioters see when they were drinking in the tavern | Someone carrying a coffin |
| Who was being buried in the pardoner’s tale | A friend of the rioters |
| What did the boys mother warn him about | Death would come for him |
| What did the 3 friends decide to do | Go find death and kill him |
| How might their drinking have affected their judgement | They were more likely to make dangerous decisions after drinking |
| Why does the old man want to die | He is cursed, he wants someone to take his place |
| What is the old mans complaint about their treatment of him | Rough and rude to him told them they needed to respect their elders |
| What do the rioters accuse the old man of being | More or less a waste of time or useless until he told them they could find death under the tree |
| Where does the old man tell them they will find death | Behind a tree |
| What do they rioters find under the tree | Gold |
| What plan does one of the rioters propose | They draw to see who must go after food so they can take the gold |
| Who wins the draw | The youngest |
| How do the 2 friends plan to kill the third | Stab him in the back when he returns |
| What idea does the devil put into the young men’s mind | Kill the other 2 men and take the gold for themselves |
| What does the youngest man ask the druggist to give him and what reason does he give for needing it | Poison, he has rats in his home |
| What does the young man do with the poison | Puts it in the whine and plans to give it to the others |
| What happens to the young man when he returned to the trees | The others stabbed him and he died |
| Why does the pardoner the young men received their dues | They all died due to selfishness |
English 4
February 24, 2020