Wednesday's class was extra short due to the Veterans' Day Assembly, so it wasn't until today that we FINALLY finished "The Battle with Grendel." In fact, it would be fair to say that in 4th, we didn't quite make it--but there's not much else to say, assuming you know what was done with Grendel's missing limb at the end of this passage.
Your book then skips a chunk, which you will receive on Monday. But you've already been assigned to read page 49, the description of "The Monster's Lair." Now keep going through the second major battle.
So FOR MONDAY
Read pp. 50-53, "The Battle with Grendel's Mother." No, she does not look like Angelina Jolie. Be very aware of the details of this battle (place, time spans, description both above and below the water, weapons--those that work and those that don't--the near misses, and the outcome. Know the details of Beowulf's last encounter with Grendel. Know what has been happening on the shoreline while all the rest has been transpiring below. How do each group of "waiters" act? What prize ("trophy") does Beowulf take away from this encounter?
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