Beowulf By Burton Raffel, Psalm 23 From The King James Bible

In the epic Beowulf courage is an on going theme that is shown throughout the entire story. By definition courage is the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes on ones own will and determination. There are many things form the epic that could be used to prove this statement, but I chose to use the section entitled "The Final Battle." In this section there are two great speeches given by both Beowulf and Wiglaf. I believe that in both of these monologues courage is portrayed by the two warriors, and it is easy to see why.

Beowulf-A New Telling by Robert Nye has a theme that runs deep in the blood of fantasy works:The millenia old battle between light and darkness. Although not directly mentioned, in many books including this one, Darkness and Light are portrayed as physical, however rather explaining conflict within humans, or even conflict between humanity and the mysterious outside. Robert Nye does amazingly well portraying this through many events and physical objects.

Beowulf: A New Telling by Robert Nye is a story of horrendous monsters of legends Beowulf has to face. But, Beowulf is not your ordinary hero, and this story isn’t your ordinary hero legend of Good Vs. Evil. In Fact, the story shoes things aren’t so black and white. You will hear again and again, about light and darkness being in the same being, a kind of a yin and yang concept. That is one of many themes throughout this story, and the longer you read the more you see the deeper, overarching theme of the entire story.

Imagine a slimy swamp like place where only the most horrid monsters with the most disgusting features live, this is the fen. Now imagine A wonderful bright beautiful hall that’s almost castle like, these are the two elements of the story Beowulf a New Telling.

Epic poems date back to the early years Before Christ, some even as far into the past as 2100 Before Christ. The original unknown author of Beowulf writes in the Old English language and illustrates medieval times in stunning detail. Burton Raffel credibly translates ancient works of literature into a legible dialect of today’s society, while obtaining many of the literary elements used in the original pieces of writing. Readers regard Beowulf as the “mother poem” of England. This recognition only increases the significance of Beowulf, the actual character, as an epic hero. The poem itself reflects on the Anglo-Saxon way of life, and establishes great differences from today’s society. Like most pieces of literature

To begin the story of Beowulf is a short and very grand epic poem that gives the reader a platform of a hero’s supernatural strength.For example when Grendel attacks Beowulf the scene described as “claws bent back as Beowulf leaned up on one arm, that shepherd of evil, guardian of crime, knew at once that no where on earth, he had met a man hands whose hands were harder.No doubt that this quote emphasis Beowulf strength, Grendel a monster probably ten times bigger than man is terrified of how he is gripped by Beowulf hands.Furthermore stating how Beowulf a man born with this ability is quite capable enough to eventually kill Grendel by ripping his arm off.

To start of I selected Beowulf by Anglo-Saxon, the second text I chose was The Wander by Anglo-Saxon.

Quotations Responses P.1 “Behaviour that’s admired is the path to power among people everywhere.” This is saying that behaving in a way that pleases people and looks good through other people’s eyes will lead you to a place of high power. It just reminds me so much of our government and leaders today because have been looked up too and admired and selected by the people because of their honorable lifestyles. P.2

The epic poem Beowulf, was written sometime in the eighth century by an unknown author. It was based on legend passed down over time. Prior to the time the poem was written, Anglo Saxons had converted from Germanic Paganism to Christianity. Some people argue that it was a Pagan poem rewritten by a person or persons educated in Christianity. “ has come down from heathen times and acquired its Christian character gradually and piecemeal from a succession of minstrels.” ( Hector Monro Chadwick as quoted by Brodeur 182), while others believed that Christianity and Paganism both belonged in the poem. “almost without exception so deeply ingrained in the very fabric of the poem that they cannot be explained away as the work of a reviser or

Of course I have a favorite thing that we have read, can you guess what it is? Well, if you guessed here is the answer, my favorite thing that we have read it "The Monsters are due on Maple Street. It's my favorite because it's amazing twists and it has parts where you foreshadow, it might be wrong or right.All the others just were not as cool as "The Monsters are due on Maple Street, this it just stuck out to me from the rest. Here is why I like The Monsters are due on Maple Street.

My top five books that I treasure the most are The Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, The Giver by Lois Lowry, The Color of Water by James McBride, “The Great Escape” by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The reason why The Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is my favorite because I’ve learned a lot scientific terminology while reading this, and it helped me questioned, “If people were to be intelligent would their personality truly change?” After reading this book, it made me wonder if there is such thing as having surgery to get artificial intelligence, and how amazing society would be if the unfortunate people could have this rare opportunity. Especially, it showed me how people treated one another in a disrespectful manner if one person is smarter or not smarter than another person.

Beowulf. Beowulf killed Grendel and then he would have to kill Grendel’s mother who was

The Canterbury Tales By Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales is a unique book on this list because it’s the only book I’ve actually gone back and read a second time. The first time I read it was in English 101 where we spent our time analyzing the characters of the book and assessing their personality types. It was a really cool and innovative way of discussing characters in the text and it showed me how much the author can convey about a character by just describing their appearance, job, and mannerisms. For example, the way Chaucer describes the prioress during the prologue of the text tells the reader all they need to know about what kind of person she is.

Throughout this semester we have read many stories from many different authors. All the readings have had very different messages and outlooks on certain things. To only take about five of them will be hard because there has been so many that have caught my attention. The more of them I read the harder the choice. My favorite reading are Tintern Abbey, The World Is Too Much With Us, She Walks In Beauty, Apostrophe To The Ocean and The Tyger.

Knowing a person’s favorite book could give some insight into who they are and what they are like. For example, knowing that a person’s favorite book is The Art of War by Sun Tzu could mean that the person is competitive or aggressive. A reader’s favorite book can range from many different time periods in their life, as well as, many different genres. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, a book I read in my teenage years, is my favorite books. This is my favorite book due to the many different meaningful quotes used, the insanity of the main character, and the theme of the protection of innocence.