18. When Beowulf retells his battle to Hrothgar, he lets us know what happened to the sword after it penetrated the female monster's skin. Although the hilt and handle and crossguard survive, what happens to the blade itself after fatally stabbing the monster? The female monster’s blood melted the blade. 19.
(line 492-494) Grendel’s mother fell. (line 495-496) However, Grendel’s mother stand up and attacked Beowulf with her claws, wildly tearing Beowulf. (line 496- 498) Beowulf was tired, which gave the chance to Grendel’s mother to beat him down; Beowulf was helpless. (line 498- 500) Grendel’s mother held a dagger(knife), and ready to stab Beowulf, to avenge Grendel. (line 501- 503) However, Beowulf was stretched on his
A warrior’s courage and respect is what gives him power with others and in himself during current and pass times. Beowulf is always courageous, “Whether he is fighting sea monsters, Grendel’s mother or humble fire breathing dragons, Beowulf shows that the courage and strength should be an inspiration to all heroes” (Garcia). This quote illustrates the seriously dangerous task and battles Beowulf had to face and how all these achievements may be an inspiration to all warriors of his time and fore after to follow in his footsteps. Therefore, one can conclude that if anyone may follow in the footsteps of Beowulf they may also too be considered a courageous hero. Warriors had to be willing to anything to show their courage, to prove themselves to be able to be seen as a true Anglo-Saxon hero.
Macbeth essay December 3, 2012 Macbeth Act II questions 1. The bell signals Macbeth to murder Duncan. Lady Macbeths’ role was to supply the daggers, and she made it look like the servants killed Duncan when it was Macbeth. 2. Nightmares are keeping Banquo awake, probably about Duncan being murdered.
He hints that maybe his mother is associated with his father’s murder. His madness and anger that are the products of Gertrude’s activities make him act without thinking beforehand. Ophelia commits suicide following the news of her father’s murder. Laertes and Claudius plan Hamlet’s annihilation which ends in a tragic mess with the deaths of Queen Gertrude, Hamlet, Laertes, Guildenstern, Rosencrantz, and King Claudius. So, now, the Queen, King, and Price of Denmark are all murdered all because of
The poison didn’t work as Claudius was drunk and therefore he regurgitated everything including the too slow moving poison. As that didn’t work Agrippina recruited Xenophon (Claudius’ personal physician also known as a doctor) who “introduces a feather smeared with a speedier poison into Claudius’ throat, and Claudius dies.” This shows that Agrippina planned to murder her husband as she introduced Xenophon to kill his patient and Locusta a known woman for poisoning and had been sentenced, Agrippina needed her skills to know which poison to give him. All things considered, the following conclusion can be made: Agrippina did kill / murder / poison her husband as Tacitus states “Agrippina had long decided on the murder.” Ferrero also supports Tacitus’ view claiming that it was “work which Agrippina had well under way” However, Boak & Sinnigen suggest Agrippina wanted Nero to be Emperor from an early age, suggesting that she had a motive to plan her husbands death from most probably early on in Nero’s
After killing one Geat, Grendel tries to attack Beowulf but is “instantly seized himself” (430. 32). Once Grendel is caught he is unable to free himself from Beowulf’s grasp, and Beowulf eventually kills him. After defeating Grendel, he must next kill Grendel’s mother, for she is attacking
At the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth takes control and masterminds the murder of King Duncan. When she receives Macbeth’s letter her first thoughts are to kill Duncan, and to influence Macbeth’s rise as king. However, by the end of the play her guilt gains on and her drives her insane, ultimately leading. Lady Macbeth should be blamed for murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth is very manipulative and wants to be queen.
Lady Macbeth commits suicide from the guilt of persuading her husband to murder the king, and Macbeth himself eventually perishes at the hands of Macduff, a man whose family had fallen victim to murderers after he had fled to England. In this play, Macbeth’s descent into madness is set into motion by the ambitions of his wife. It is Lady Macbeth who first persuades
“It was I who killed the old pawnbroker woman and her sister Lizaveta with an axe and robbed them” (458). I knew he would confess eventually because of the title of the book. However, what I do not understand is why Sonya, Marmeladov’s