Reading questions for Beowulf ----No need to copy the question!

1. Who were Grendel's earliest ancestors? How did he come to exist? 19-29
2. What is meant by "the beginning might not be the end" ? 49
3. What does the phrase "hell-forged hands" suggest about Grendel? 64
4. What does Grendel's inability to know God's love suggest about him? 84
5. Why is it so important for Beowulf to kill Grendel without weapons? 172-74
6. What service did Hrothgar perform for Beowulf's father? 191-206
7. Why might Grendel be trying to run from Beowulf? 278-89
8. Why can't weapons hurt Grendel? 322-26
9. Why does Beowulf hang Grendel's arm from the rafters? 355-58
10. What role do poets seem to play in Beowulf's society?