ENGL 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Psychomachia, Geats, Seven Virtues
Document Summary
The author preserves heroic agency within the poem [heroic poetry] Realtion between the divine and humanity a common theme in heroic poetry. Preserve providence and space, the way in which the scope for free will interacts with the divine. Edges of the artifactual poem beowulf are scuffed/ burned, as there is one sole surviving copy. Hrothgar"s major speech beowulf"s growth as a leader. The text develops the idea of cultural communities the way in which the prologue ties into the theme of the poem. Lines 1724: interpretive sense of the poem, against human wonder. Hrothgar is re ecting upon his life and regarding the challenges in which he faced. Hit in the heart: hrothgar calls for people to watch out for the inner grendel within everyone. Line 1740: a character within the poem gives their understanding of grendel and his mother. Hrothgar favours the ability to act mind over body.
