*P&P*Today (perhaps tomorrow for some) we conclude Beowulf, as Beowulf expires, only to have the glutton element taste his bone-house. It's a moving scene, with the Geat king dead, consumed, and buried; his people wailing and surrounded on all sides by vengeful Swedes and Frisians. Don't be frustrated at this non-Disney conclusion; Walt wasn't in the picture then, nor are his pictures exactly the sort of inspiration that would have touched the Anglo-Saxons. So . . . be careful as you critique. Instead, consider: does this conclusion remind you of any other scenes in this glorious narrative? Why would the author conclude on such a heavy ubi suntish note? Where have all the heroes gone?
HW:
- CWP due block day
- J3 due tomorrow. Beowulf is available on Focus. Use it to gather textual details to support what will become a thesis and an essay. I want bits of quote and line number.
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