Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Reading Notes (Pages 30-61)

Tristia:

Talks about changes in weather and amount of daylight during the day since he's arrived in his new home

Goes on to talk about the people who live in the area, calls them words like "barbarians" even though they own more of the houses in the area

He say that in his opinion, everyone else thinks he's the barbarian, and how he's mocked because of the latin he speaks, and the fact he was exiled from Rome

Beowulf:

Grendel is a monster that lives in the darkness, who was born of Cain, murderous creatures banished by god

Grendel came to Herot and killed 30 men

Went on fighting many wars and winning, nothing could get him to start a truce 

Beowulf gathers an army of men to defeat Grendel

After a long battle, Beowulf, and his army kill Grendel

Beowulf is now informed about the lurking of two other monsters, one being Grendel's mother

He goes out on a journey to kill Grendel's mother

Beowulf goes and defeats the two other monsters

Beowulf becomes honored Hrothgar, and then becomes king

He goes off to fight a dragon

He defeats the dragon, but becomes very wounded and dies, The Geats burn Beowulf's body



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