Beowulf's Final Battle, death and burial

he accidentally kills his cousin and uncle (and is exiled)

he becomes king of the Geats

He marries Hildegarth and retires early

He steals a cup from a treasure tower guarded by a dragon

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A thief sneaks in his lair and steals a treasure.

10 warriors try to fight the dragon and wakes him up.

The dragon hears the men celebrating in the Herot and gets upset.

3 women sneak in his cave and sing songs to disturb him.

friendship

hunger

untrusting

conflict

He didn’t want to. He was forced into it

He wants to get more glory/fame

His old age affects his judgment and he acts out of character in taking this risk

He believes that he is the only one who can defeat the dragon

because he has always hated the Dragon

because the Dragon terrorized the people of his land

Beowulf & the Dragon have an ongoing feud with one another

the Dragon stole Beowulf's sword

An iron shield because the wooden ones would burn

A fire-resistant suit of armor

A helmet that was fire-resistant

A sword that could cut through bone

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Beowulf will defeat the dragon

Beowulf will lose & will lose his throne

Beowulf will lose his life in this fight

The Dragon & Beowulf will become allies

Beowulf drops the sword and it stays out of his reach during the fight.

It has a spell on it so that it can’t hurt the dragon.

It breaks apart when striking the dragon’s scales.

The dragon is able to melt the sword with its fiery breath.

Storm down to help him fight

Continue cheering him on from a distance

Flee & save their own lives, not standing by their leader's side

alliteration

personification

simile

metaphor

He didn’t want Beowulf to get all of the glory.

He lost a bet with the other men.

He respected Beowulf and knew it was his duty to help.

Beowulf alone can only beat the Dragon

Hrothgar comes at the final minute to finish the job

Wiglaf & Beowulf "together have defeated the dreadful foe"

Build him a great statue

Draw great pictures of his battles

build great burial mounds for him, that sailors can see from afar as their ships approach Geatland

make sure no one else ever becomes King after he dies

They take it back to Geatland.

They give it to King Hrothgar.

They bury it with Beowulf.

They hide it in the monsters' lair.

he was the most gentle

he was kindest to his people

he was the keenest to win fame

All of the above!