Harris,+Amanda

Amanda Harris Email: aharri17@student.fitchburgstate.edu Major: Early Childhood Education and IDIS Minor: English Hometown: North Reading, Massachusetts Favorite Color: Green Favorite Guy: Wade Jones

George herbert Single volume called temple known for his piaet not poetry John donne and him are hommies Simplicity

Poem-The Altar aa,bb,cc,dd, and so on -Written to look like an altar -first two lines last two lines 10, 7 lines match in the poem

Analyze FInd your way back and finding your path up to the altar Sacrifice your sins and believe in your faith

Andrew Marvell Biography, Poetic forms, 1 poem, Analyze

Paradoxes and ironies, complex, seducative love poetry

Poem"A dialouge between the soul and the body Soul-Soul opens with a complain-being imprisons and torutred by the body Escape through death and the boyd-extended conceit Body lind hte soul-Toture

Body -Doesnt like being talked by teh sould, accuses soul of driving body around the soul makes hte body restless it feel i ti possed by an ill spirit Soul -Soul has grief for beign trapped by the body soul is sprituality of huann existence wants to ecape by letting hte body die body wants to keep itself alive, makes sould do so Body -Sufferign because soul fouces ope fear love hatred etc through the body

Bio -1621-1678 -Elusive man

Poets Sir walter realegh -Love, lost, beuaty and time, -Fought in irlenand, and became a knight of england. -favored among elizabeth, and secretly married to one of her servents -Colonize virginia in the americans -Beheaded because he disobeyed the king james -Orthodoz and atheism

Poetic forms -Printed in the first edition -Sonnet (14 lines) -ABAB, CC at the end -Senses with descriptions together

Poem -A vision upon this coneit of the fairy queen Analyze -Conceit (Triangle of love) -Refrence to Roman Gods eternal flame -Hidden marriage -Fair love and virtue and metaphor for his love and virtue.

He seems to a courtier, very connected politically, Renaissance man,

Ben Johnson -First englishmen to publish his poetry -Englands poet -Fight with an actor and killed the actor -Went to prison turned catholic

Form Odes and apasills apataths All poems rhymed My first daught AABBCCDD etc Quote-Social Nature, and refelction of his life

On my first daughter -Grief -But going to heaven becaues its 6 months old -Comfort wife -Faith

He is an actor, and drama is important part to remember Important to literature Court was very lavish, spend a lot fo money on frivolouse things -"Masks"

Herrick -Ben johnson wanted to be like him -Son of a londong goldsmith Apprentice in work but went to college in cambridge 140 works of his own and then translated Sentuality Poet of nature Nautre and play against time Life-why not enjoy it

Form -Rhyme Scheme AABBCCDD/ABAB CDCD -Iambic pentameter -Not really sonnets more play like with rhyming and poetry Fond of punctuation To the virgins to make much of time -You need to seize the day, time is flying by -Take advantage of time -Race is almost, and getting higher and higher or closer and closer -Do everything you can with the time you have -Do them young -Emphasizes and being bold, and forth right and forth coming (bold) -Unmarried people speaking too?

Poet-Cavalier screw tomorrow live today, carpe diem Rhyme simple, but background more complex!

Poet-Interesting bio Poetry forms -The Good Morrow, Song (Go catch a falling star), Womans COnstancy, Love poems and sonnets, and and there are not the original 14 lines Abab, cc, ddd, efef, gg, hhh Pick one poem-The Bait Analyze -Come live wtih me be with me -Find new pleasure (Something new and fun) -What we will have together -Same as above

-Lots of things for you to do -So when I gaze upon you, I will worship you and give you life more than the sun -So many people will be jealous of you,and want to be in your spot

-So when you are with me everyone will want you, but you will not want them because you will be with me.

-You are light up my life. You are the sun and the moon you are everthing. No need for light.

-Let others hurt themselves and jump through hoops trying to get to you, and then find soemone less then her

-But be careful, because if you dont stay with me you may be tricked into something bad, or worse than what you have. THe fish is a man, the bait is one woman

-But for you, there need be no tricks -Pass her up is foolish -The woman is too pretty for her own good

Choose a Poem assigned for the day to analyze Inviting a friend to supper -Having someone over -Foods for plenty -Ravish in it now and then later repent -Is it a friend or a "friend"

abba abba-cde-cde cdc dcd abab/cdcd/efef/gg

Ten Syllables to a line Five pairs Moment of change, or more of denial, that is how you get your point across in those last two lines.

Kelley Stole -She did a wonderful job, at acting out parts. I was very impressed on how she intereacted with a imaginary character (Julliete) when she was hte nurse. I was really taken a back when she through in so much emtion when she played the other character, she was raw and true. She did not hold back just becasue we were an English class. I thoughtt hat she was witty, sarcastic, and a down to eartch actress. She made me laugh a lot, and I do not know if she meant for what she said to be funny, but I laugh at a lot of things. ;) -It was really nice to see the language of the play acted out in front of me, because it helped me put emotion with the words that were being said. "A lightbulb effect" -I believe that the researching the character is a huge part when acting out the play, and I know that already but the amount that it can help you define a character then make him or her your own character, to help relate as amazing. -Her advice to start off slow then become strong was good as well, because she had a great point on the fact that if you start off too strong where are you going to go from there, its the once you reach the top where else is there to go but down. Overall it was a very good class today, and we got to experience a great actress.

WE WERE SO INNOCENT....DONE! Dr. Faustus a man that got mixed with the wrong people at the wrong time. People make deals with the devil and then think they can escape. Though god saves him at a point in the story, so his soul is even though sold to the devil was saved by God. Triumph with the light and not the dark, Good over bad.

Final Paper Well I think I wanna do something on Beowulf because I like that story. I am obsessed with his pride, and how it gets in his way. I think that pride is what ultimately killed him in the end, ad not the whole old age couldn't do it anymore, well it was a factor but not the main thing. Though I also like the Marie De Frances stories, and her romantic love, you get what is coming to you type of thing, get what you deserver and I like that story pattern. I have ides in my head all floating around, and I just need to sit and pick one. Or whatever topics I find more articles on will also help me sway my decision as well. Though because I love to change my mind (I am a woman after all), I might do the second option as to make up something and research it, writing my story on what Beowulf inner thoughts were, something fantasy that comes from Marie de france.

Elizabeth I think that Queen Elizabeth was an amazing queen, very wise for her time and her strength out weighed millions. She could rally the troops, and make grown men cheer and question their own manhood compared to her. I love how that she mocked people even when she was hyping them up. I love that at every step she ever took she knew exactly what she was doing and saying, and if she didn't know at the time she got there and faked it well. I believe that after what she came from (Bad father king and Crazy crazy sister) that she proved herself to be one of the best through out the land. A hard act to follow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7hd209WDAU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38qLFOQFTB4&feature=related

Ruminate on To the Troops at Tilbury Well this is Elizabeths crowning moment, a woman takers her mighty stead an rides out with her troops. She shows that yes she is a woman, but she can be a man as well. She can rally and ride with her troops, and her speech is very prominent in the sense that she is amongst her entire army, and telling them to go and do great things. That they will have victory, and be successful in what they do. That she is not afraid, and they should not be afraid as well, to trust and be brave. She is playing on there level, and she is saying that she is just like them.

Identify ONE significant difference in the language of the Biblical passages: When reading the text you can't help but notice the similarities between them..How they start. "In the beginning God created heave and earth.." but that is not what this post is about, it is about the difference. Even though the noticeable thing to the readers eye and mind is all the similarities.

In class working on themes and connections: -Pride Beowulf-Dies because he is too pride full Lanval-Almost gets killed because of his pride Bisclarvret-His saved by his nobleness and pride (Honor) Sir Gawain-Pride is hurt, but did he have pride beforehand Millers Tale- Pride about being the best and young and pretty

Sinners and Saints Pilgrims wondering -Epics and Journeys -

Wiki: Discuss the character of Mak: -Thief -Takes a sheep from 3 shepherds -Wife (Married) Sly, fox-like, Trickery, Convincing

-Right now (cannot stop laughing) -Different voices -Parallels with modern time and the story (Updated themes) -
 * The millers tale rap (In class)**

The MIllers tale

When reading the MIllers Tale it is no question that this story is a comical one, at first you feel bad because the man is getting ticked and betrayed right under his nose, though in the end everyone gets what is coming to them. Though you feel bad for the miller because he really does have to kiss her bum, instead of her lips, but the reader cannot help but laugh at what is occurring. Also at the end where the man gets a hot poker to his bum, is a "You get what you deserve" and the millers revenge almost. Getting tricked when you are gullible isn't always amazing, but sometimes in the end karma and the fates have different plans for you, and to end on a high note and so to say a right note leaves the reader laughing all the way to the end. Throughout the story, there is comedy, and a rise of emotions (temptations, foolishness, ignorance, trickery, sneaky, playful)
 * 3-21-11 Why is the "Millers Tale" a fabiliaux/farce?**

Knight-Good-Behaves like a knight, and he does not flaunt the fact that he is amazing. Not flashy but humble. Chivalry, and thoughtfulness, and fights for the cause Prioress-Average- Conceded, mannerisms. Too proud, and pride. Has manners to show manners. Does not behave like a prioress. Really when it comes to eating, but she is round. (Love Conquers all broach) Wife-Average-Marriage 5 times, deaf in one ear from one of her husbands, gap between her teeth, Not bad but not good. Not a christian women, in medieval times its against everything in that world. Chaucer loves her because she is outspoken and real, and outside of the realm, and willing to stand for what she believes in. Does not fit the typical women role. She is what she is, no pretending. We see her has full of herself. Parson-Good-Really Good guy. Shares his food, and genuine man. Alittle bit boring, but takes cares of his flock and does what he is suppose to do, and does what he does. No faking and no going off the path. He is what he is, and high on the list, and chaucer throws in a wrench. Twist in story, more complex. Pardoner-Bad-Accepts money to rid of sins. Sells the sin card. Church forgives but not God. Buying your way out. Typical Car salesman, and selling all the positives and extortion, mafia. Sell, sell, sell. Fake Relics-BAD Squire average Yeoman Average Clerk good Friar baddish Summoner Baddish Miller average bad Monk average bad Merchant average bad Physician average bad
 * 3-7-11-Scale of Good and Bad**

With so many characters or pilgrims to choose from it is hard to just pick one favorite, for many of the pilgrims have different characteristics and levels to them. Though if I had to choose I would pick the Wife of Bath, just because in all honesty she is the most ridiculous one. She has been married 5 times, and loves sex and romance. She is seemed to be an expert in love, but how ironic because of the whole I cannot keep a marriage five times things. She loves the finer things in life, and she probably should join the finer things club (The Office Reference) because of her clothes and jewels and the way she acts. I picture her in today's society being the wife that took their husbands for all they are worth, and made sure to not leave a dime with any of her husbands, an Elizabeth Taylor of our time (Married 8 times to 7 different men). The other thing that I feel that is funny or ironic is that the way she looks people would think that she has a difficulty in finding love, the gap in her teeth and her being deaf in one ear, but in the olden time that was seen as sexy and explains her marriage of 5 times. I guess I just like putting a modern spin on old texts, or comparing worlds and societies.
 * 3-7-11 Pick your favorite pilgrim. Why?**

-Two Gawains (THe Knight and the Lover/Romancer), -How her come ons are a blow like a sword. I very much like the symbolism, of the comparison of a come is like a blow from a sword because her (word I am searching for), always comes on strong and hard. She wants what she cannot have, and in away does not stop till she gets what she wants. You can only dodge a sword for so long, until one of the blows hits you and does some damage. The hunt is like a cat and mouse game.
 * 2-28-11 Undressing lady Bertilak**

In the eyes of Sir Gawain-Sinner My eyes- A 3 on the sinner scale Sins-Kissing the wife, keeping the scarf Repremends-He got out of sleeping with the wife, and a kiss will do Keeping the scarf-Just had the dream where he died, and she said that if he wears this it will protect him forever. If someone told me that I would keep the scarf too The lord forgives him and really does not care what he did.
 * Sinner or a Saint. **

-If a man rides in and he is all green (From head to toe) -Hair, skin, armor, horse, etc and his eyes are red and he comes in holding a branch in one hand (nature) and an ax in the other (mankind) he combines both. There has to be something up with this guy, but the court never seems to realize that until he picks up his head after its been cut off.
 * Green Knight (The Other) **

We reach the end of the story and it turns out Sir Bertilack was the Green Knight. Everything was a huge test of Sir Gawain and he passed with flying colors. Though the lord forgives all sins of Sir Gawain, and in modern day terms wants to chill out and grab a beer for a job well done. At the end of the story does Sir Gawain change and I think yes, because now he feels like a fool, and he feels ashamed for what he has done (kissing the wife, not giving his scarf) and he feels even worse than he did before the story began. Now in the other peoples eyes he is a hero and comes back successful, and everyone is cheering for him and even the green knight sir berticlack thinks he is awesome.
 * End of the story Sir Gawain **

Pages 175-196 -The Queens visits to this bed side is very important, the conversations that take place. Parellel between hunt and what happens in the bedroom. Three hunts, and three seperate times she visits. 1st day:Deer (Sir Gawain plays like a deer, in the sense that he is still and does not move when the lady enters he actually pretends to be asleep, and like a hunter she stalks her prey, and says she can steal him away. 2nd day: Boar (Sir Gawain is fighting the lords lady head on, and trying to not flinch and stand his grounds, to not be captured by her beauty and her lust) 3rd day: Fox (Sly and sneaky sir Gawain gets away with only kissing her, and not laying with her. Also he gets away with keeping the scarf from the lord)
 * 2-23-11-Importnat key passage form FItt 3 (Analyze)**

The shield of Sir Gawain is the upmost appearance and has secret meaning. The shield has a pentangle on the front and represents the fivepoints of knight hood, aka everything that he should be when he goes into battle.Five points can resemble and represent, a never neding knot. and represents his five fingers, fives toes, five senses, five joys. The most important is that mother mary was on th eback of his shield, and is reminded when in battle that he fights for her, and for her only. That she is his lady, and will reward him with sheer success.
 * Shield of sheer success: **

At the beginning of this text we are introduced to the man that this text is about and it is Sir Gawain. Sir Gawain thinks of himself as meerly just a man, and nothing of importance, that is why he offers himself up to the take on the Green Knights game. He is humble, and of good manner, asks if he can speak and stand, not only does he ask Arthur but he asks the queen as well. If he were to receive compliments he shoots them down, and says thank you but he really does not believe the people saying such things. BUT He sits at the right and man of the king, and his very nobel in the sense that he does what no one else is willing to do, and steps up to the plate. I see him as a great man, that needs to take more credit for his awesomeness.
 * Sir Gawain at the beginning: **

[|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t855W1rFYEo&feature=related**] [|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgyTl9siqTE&feature=related**] [|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZuyWGr4stg&feature=related**] Awesome video clips, really helps in understanding what is going on in the story.
 * Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:**

When you want something freaky and super natural to happen, or even find "the other" the person just needs to go into the woods. This is true in both Marie De France's story Lanval and Bisclavret. Fairy queen, and werewolf take place in the woods. I think that when woods are mentioned in these times of writing the reader should have red flags popping up everywhere that this is not a "normal" story. Also the relationship between King and subject is very important as well, that is why Lanval goes out into the woods in the first place, and that is how Bisclarvret does not die three times, because the king has respect for him and cares about him. Women in both stories are plain mean, and they are both tricksters and are like foxes. They are selfish, and care only about themselves, and are just in a bad bad light.
 * The woods/Relationships/Women: Marie De France stories **

A parallel in the story to modern day times is that people say that clothes make the man, and in the view of Bislcarvret that is true. Clothes really do make the man, in sense that is how he changes back into a wolf and a man, and vise versa. Clothes are humanity, its how an animal becomes man just like in the story of Gilgamesh, endiku gets clothes as well and food and shelter and his transformation from beast to man is being done. Clothes almost humanizes anything in these two stories. Especially in Bisclarvret.
 * Clothes make the man:**

-So this is another story by the famous Marie de France, and again it is a happy story. Personally I like this one more than Lanval. The story is that this man turns into a werewolf, and when he wants to break free he takes off his clothes, and then runs free through the woods, and eats like a wolf and lives like an animal. He does this to run free, and to be able to escape the everyday reality. Though when you are married and gone for seven days at at time the wife begins to worry, and in this story she does. She begs the man to tell her what is going on, and he says that he is werewolf, and explains his circumstnaces. The wife is a mean lady in lamens terms, and tricks the man into telling her where his clothes are, for in order to turn back into human the character needs his clothes. THe women gets her boy toy to take the beasts clothes, so now he is stuck as a wolf. -When the man is in werewolf form, he stays human in thought. He is still respectful of the king, and his grounds. Even for food he makes sure to stay out of the realm of the king. Then there is a twist in the story, and on day while in the forest the Bisclavret is being chases by the kingsmen, and when about to be beheaded the wolf bows to the king and treats the king with respect as an animal. THe king stop and recognizes this and takes the wolf back to the kingdom. -THe wolf dines with the king and is treated with high respect, then he comes face to face with the man whole stole his clothes, and he goes and tries to bite the man, and the king is on the side of hte wolf saying that there must be a reason for the wolf to burst out like that. Then words gets ariound about a wolf and the ex wife now goes to the king to speak to him, right when the wolf sees the woman gets what is comng to her and he takes her nose clear off. Ready to kill the wolf, the king again stops his men, and again says that there must be reason for the animal to act this way, and he has the court torture the girl to try and find information. The woman tells all, and even about the clothes, and then tells the king that he cannot be in the room. -The man ges his clothes back and he turns back into a man, and the king is just so happy and kisses him all over, and life is great. THe woman babies well the females anyway are born with out a nose. -This is a mark of an outcast or something wrong, and the girls when they grow up are cursed because it must be in the blood to be evil and a trickster.
 * Bisclarvret (Summary and my words) **


 * 2-14-11 Happy Valentines Day!!**

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I like this rule, it reminds me of getting butterflies in your stomach, tripping over your words, and having your heart skip a beat when ever you see the one that you love enter a room. Its like that song by Uncle Kracker called smile. " You make me smile like the sun Fall out of bed, sing like bird Dizzy in my head, spin like a record Crazy on a Sunday night You make me dance like a fool Forget how to breathe Shine like gold, buzz like a bee Just the thought of you can drive me wild =====

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I am also a fan of " No one should be deprived of love without the very best of reasons." Everyone should be allowed to love, and to allow their hearts to be open and free, yes love can be stupid, harsh, and you can get tripped up but when you are in love it is a wonderful thing. But then again I think that a lot of the rules condrodict each other escpecially the rules that pertain to jealousy. ===== But when looking at the rules I believe that a lot of them contradict each other,and in the sense that they have rules that say one thing but the 5th rules contradicts the 3rd rule, it is also against the christian times. If this was real, this would be a very horrible system.

-A knight who is among King Arthurs court, and he is a wonderful man, that does what he asked to do, with no questions asked. He is handsome and knows his place among the court. While others are getting gold from Arthur or dinners, Lanval is left with nothing, and the poor man is looked over, and over time and time again. Lanval is a dfferent character where pride does not get in the way of his actions, but his duty of a knight, not to speak up to Arthur and ask for anything. -Lanval decides to take a walk into the woods (big surprise there, red flag, you want super natural you go into the woods). Lanval comes across the fairy queen, who is beautiful as can be. "Her body was elegant and comely, she had thrown on for warnmth a costly mantle of white ermine lined.....her face, her menck, adn her breast; she was whiter than hawthorn blosson." page 109 line 100-106 -She clothes him, feeds him, gives him riches, and a horse. She also gives him her love. Though there is of course rules on the love, and that is he cannot speak of her to anyone. When he will call her name she will appear, and she is in his thoughts. -When he returns to town, of course people are staring at him, and now he is being recongized by people becuase he stands out with the clothes he wears and now he has money (people are greedy). The one eye he really catches is the queens eye, which is of course trouble. When the queen comes to him to try and seduce him, he simply denies her, then this is where all the drama begins. -She calls him gay, and then he in my words basically says "hey lady, I have an amazing girlfriend and she is prettier than you", which in return makes her very angry, and she goes to the king and twists the story of how Lanval was trying to get in her pants and of course the king believes his queen. -When lanval is put in the jail he calls his love's name but he broke the rule and she does not talk to him. He is crushed. HAPPY ENDING ALERT -As lanval is about to meet his maker his love appears and saves the day, and they ride off into the sunset literally happily ever after. The bad guy (THe queen) gets her slap in the face because the whole court agreed that the fairy was way more prettier than she could ever be.
 * Lanval the overview of what the story is **

THe stories that we are going to examine are that of Lanval and Bisclarvret. These two stories are in the romance genre, and follow the same path of there is some form of love triangle, some sort of thing to overcome in the story, and even a tragic event, and then the happy ending leaving the enemy in the worst of luck and gets what they deserve. Marie De France is from France, but was part of the British. She wrote of courtly love, an her work are called lais.
 * Marie De France loves the happiness and I like it too :D **

THe book of Exeteres

Wealtheow-Danish queen, and wife of Hrothgar Hildeburh-Sister of the Danish Hnaef,wife of the Frisian Finn Grendel's mother (Self Explanatory) The three ladies listed above are mentions in the epic of Beowulf, and they all represent in my eyes the spectrum of how ladies act, ranging from a lady to a man. Wealtheow acts like she should, she is the cup bearer and knows exactly what to do, when the feast begins she feeds Beowulf first, and has great influence over her king, but is silent, and understand the politics. Where you have Hildeburh, traded for political gain knows her place as a lady but her story his sad, because her old kingdom begins to fight with her new kingdom, and the people that were close to her died, and she burned the bodies singing her sad lament. So she knows her place as the lady and morn, but in a way she acts as the man because she burns the body and cares about her feelings (selfish). Then Grendels mom completely acts as a man, she takes revenge and is killing for a purpose, she is acting alone, and does not take mercy from anyone. She is a man that is a women, and people do not know how to react and or know how to deal with the problem at hand because no one has ever been faced with this.
 * The three women of Beowulf (The Spectrum ** )

The ending of Beowulf, I still do not know how I feel about this. Yes he did have a reputation of being a great warrior always having come to the rescue of others. But Beowulf is old and a lot more fragile than he once was, ultimately, the fight with the dragon causes his death. I thought that in the graphic novel, the portrayal of the fight scene, and Beowulf's last hours, and send off was done well, and it was nice to have a visual scene to go with the text of the original. Thought lets face it, pride was Beowulf's downfall, because in the end he could of said no, he could of sent a younger man in his name, but because he had that pride that he needed to go and do this he ended his life. Yes he will go down as the greatest warrior but I feel like he was already going down as a great warrior dragon or not. I believe that the end of Beowulf made the story come full loop, because in the beginning of the story started out with a funeral, and the end of the story was with a funeral. Ultimately he was a martyr, and knew what he was doing. Also being the king to fight the battles is a very dumb idea, because if the king dies he leaves his kingdom without a leader, and then which leads to chaos and other very bad things. There was clearly no back up plan, to his thoughts. The reader or myself, was left going "Really Beowulf, way to kill yourself" but then again was it all his plan to go down with a fight, because that is who Beowulf was, if he had to go down he would go down with a fight, and always swinging.
 * 2-7-11 Ruminate on the end of Beowulf **

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzx6d5h-5Mg (THe king of Rohan, and the Hrothgar) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKr85XUbTo4
 * Lord of the Rings and Beowulf "Look at all the similarities" **

The story of Beowulf (Summary and my thoughts in dashes and short sentences) -The start of Beowulf is very important one word and that is translated to LISTEN. This word is very important because it sets the standards and tone of the whole story. With the first word being listen is that it is an oral story, and there are many key parts that people need to pay attention to. Its an oral story told in a huge hall, where warriors and people of the kingdom come together to celebrate, which in return the story teller needs to make his presence known so the perfect words to start is LISTEN! -Starts with a funeral, which is symbolic because there is some foreshadowing to the end of the epic story. -It begins with the history of the relationship between Beowulf's father and Hrothgar and how Hrogthar paid his dad's bounty instead of having to seek revenge over and over, he pardoned him, which again sets the scene as to why Beowulf is traveling to meet with the king. It begins to talk of the beast Grendel and what his decent is from whcih is cane, so he is arleady marked as evil. Grendel cannot stand the christian music, and so he attacks the kingdom of hrothgar at night and he eats people...mmmm yummy. -Beowulf is greeted at the shore on his arrival by the coast guard like man, asking questions and acquiring why he has come to the land. When the coast guard finds that he is Beowulf and he is there to fight Grendel he leads him to Hrothgar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPgVfaQCetQ -Beowulf is then treated with respect because of his reputation, and then at night he is ready to fight the beast. He does not have armor on or a sword to be get on Grendels level, but when Grendel enters the hall Beowulf allows Grendel to kill one of his men, which the reason for that is still uknown to me. But if one can look at it in the sense of, Beowulf is trying to figure out who Grendel is, and how he fights. Then Beowulf attacks and tears Grendels arm off, though sadly Grendel gets away. Beowulf being the prideful man he is, goes after Grendel to kill him becuase he needs to be able to stand over him in defeat (picture captain morgan commericals with the leg up) He clearly has some captain in him. Celbration breaks out once the beast that is terrorizing the land is killed, but no one is prepared for what happens next. -THe saying as Hell hath no fury like a women scorned is an understantment when it comes to Grendels mother, yes that is right people Grendel has a mother, and she is mad, fire is basically now her hair. SHe then seeks revenge on the people who killed her son, entering the hall and killing all who is in sight. Beowulf then like the hero he is goes after grendels mother and kills her with the sword that can only kill her. Yay! Beowulf is yet again the hero. -Sadly the king decides to kill himself, making Beowulf the king of the land, years past and Beowulf is an old man, nothing like he once was. Though again pride gets in the way of the man, this is because Beowulf is asked to kill a dragon that is terrorizing again another land, so he without question he goes into the fight, knowing that he is going to die, (Martyr). Beowulf dies and everyone is sad, but he gets a story that is told to people in meed halls from there on out. So in the end he gets his wish of immortality. THe song that was in class: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiBaSqO7n9U

Post Date: 1-26-11
 * Presentation: Hinds-In class and Percival Auditorium. **

When walking into class on Monday the 24th, I was expecting a presentation on Beowulf, from just a man who decided to do a graphic drawing of the story. Upon waiting on his arrival, the other students began to fill in, and shortly after the man of the hour walked in. While Gareth was setting up his powerpoint, and waiting for the rest of the student to fill in he asked for a marker for the board. Within about a minute, there was a drawing on the board, that went from top to bottom, of a warrior from Beowulf. The drawing looked like it would take someone to do in an hour time, he only took about a minute or two to make. From that point on, I knew that this was going to be not just a presentation on, "Hey I got bored and decided to interpret beowulf" but a presentation that would consist of so much more. I was very impressed with how he started with drawings with bad spelling, to a game with his father, to high-school newspaper art, and then took him to art school. His art then began to be transformed into a self publication machine, and now he publishes with a company and has created many books like THe Oddessy, King Lear, and THe merchant of venice