Characterizing Beowulf: An Epic Hero? Part 1. Characterization w/ Evidence
Directions: This week, as you read “The Coming of Beowulf,” find pieces of quoted evidence
that reveal one or more of Beowulfs characteristics. Copy each piece of evidence in the first
column of the table, then determine which (if any) epic hero characteristic(s) it reveals and state
this in the second column. By the end of this week, your table should be completed.
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Traits of an Epic Hero
• Superior or superhuman strength or intelligence
A respected leader
Brave deeds
Risks life for the greater good
Ethical (chooses right/good over evil)
On a quest (a journey with a purpose)
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Epic Hero Trait(s) This Reveals
Evidence - Quoted with Line Numbers
Class Example

different routes can lead to sammy to different places, with different roads.   if you check a map, you can see the routes.   try to make connections of the places and count how many there are.   hope this : )

what are the words supposed to be listed?

i have 15 more questions to answer and i’m a english person

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.