Today we read chapters 3-6 of
Beowulf in class. Students are to complete the following open-ended question for HW:
Beowulf
Open-ended questions
20pts
Chapters 3-6
Beowulf boasts that he will fight Grendel and that he will use no weapons.
• What has Beowulf done that makes him worthy of fighting Grendel?
• Will Beowulf be successful and live up to his promise to fight Grendel without using weapons?
Support your responses with examples from the text.