1. Were you surprised at the end of today's reading? Why or why not? (5)
2. Beowulf is able to defeat evil in the form of Grendel and Grendel's mother, but he loses his life to the dragon. What theme does this suggest about the struggle between good and evil? Give me a real-life example that displays this concept. (5)
3. Today in class we talked about qualities of a hero: do you think we got it right or were we being unrealistic? Do heroes exist today, or for that matter,did they ever exist outside of fiction? Do heroes in stories/movies just make us feel better about reality? Think of some celebrities and athletes/personal heroes that were seen as heroes and were eventually unmasked to be nothing of the sort. (10)
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