Describe the personal characteristics that makes Grendel an antagonist in Beowulf

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Explanation:

Grendel displays nothing but the most primitive human qualities in the original Beowulf epic. However, he is an intelligent and temperamental monster in Grendel, capable of logical thinking as well as unreasonable emotional outbursts. The monster Grendel also appears as human in the novel as the people he observes. This vague characterisation is reinforced by Grendel 's history. Grendel is pursued by the novel through three phases of his life. The first stage is his childhood, which he spends innocently, untroubled by the outside environment or existential concerns, exploring his confined world. His first exposure to the wider world is Grendel's exploration of the lake of firesnakes and the realm beyond it, one full of risk and possibility. As such, when Grendel moves into adulthood, crossing the lake is a critical step for him. When the bull hits him, the second step, which decisively makes Grendel an adult, happens, causing him to understand that the universe is basically unpredictable, follows no pattern and is ruled by no discernible cause. This realization, in turn, prompts the query that forms the adult quest of Grendel, perhaps the twentieth century's greatest philosophical query: given a world without inherent meaning, how should one live his or her life? Grendel attempts to address this question in the second, adult stage of his life by studying the human race, which fascinates him because of its capacity to create patterns and then enforce those patterns on the environment, generating a perception that a consistent, orderly structure is pursued by the environment. His deadly struggle with Beowulf and the weeks leading up to that war encompass the third and final stage of Grendel 's life. Ultimately, the experience gives a violent conclusion to Grendel 's quest.

The Human Abstract

by William Blake



Pity would be no more

If we did not make somebody poor,

And Mercy no more could be

If all were as happy as we.



And mutual fear brings Peace,

Till the selfish loves increase;

Then Cruelty knits a snare,

And spreads his baits with care.



He sits down with holy fears,

And waters the ground with tears;

Then Humility takes its root

Underneath his foot.



Soon spreads the dismal shade

Of Mystery over his head,

And the caterpillar and fly

Feed on the Mystery.



And it bears the fruit of Deceit,

Ruddy and sweet to eat,

And the raven his nest has made

In its thickest shade.



The gods of the earth and sea

Sought through nature to find this tree,

But their search was all in vain:

There grows one in the human Brain.
1) Read these lines from the poem.



Then Cruelty knits a snare,
And spreads his baits with care.

The poet’s use of simple language —

a) keeps the poem simple in theme and message

b) exaggerates the mood of the poem

c) creates a light contrast to the dark mood of the poem

d ) reflects the poet’s light attitude toward human nature

2) The author compares Cruelty’s actions to those of a —

doctor

hunter

builder

teacher

3) The meter in the poem can best be described as —

irregular throughout the poem

the same on the last line of every stanza

patterned, but changing partway through the poem

strong and patterned throughout the poem

4) What meaning does the raven offer in the poem?

It is a metaphor for life that lives in every tree.

It builds a nest in the dismal tree that grows on the earth.

It represents man’s cruelty to animals as well as to man.

It symbolizes darkness that lives perpetually in the human mind.

5) What role do the virtues and vices play in the making of the tree?

They symbolize the good in humans and how it works to fend off despair.

They act as characters that feed off one another to create a world of despair.

They represent light and goodness in dismal nature.

They exaggerate the bad in the world and how despair can be inevitable.

6)Which of the following statements best describes the structure of the poem?

Free verse with no rhyme or meter

Quatrains of four successive rhyming lines

A regular pattern of rhyming couplets

Unrhymed lines with regular meter

7) The poet creates stanzas that mostly —

contain a single idea in each

tell a series of stories

repeat ideas for emphasis

do not connect with each other

8) The poem’s message is about —

nature’s ability to take over all of man’s best efforts

the dark side of nature

Cruelty’s power to take from others

the dark nature that can emerge from all mankind

Who ever answer it I will give him 100 points and brainliest I swear. Just do it right

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put in order from first to last

Gilgamesh defeat Humbaba

Gilgamesh voyage to top of mount mashu

Gilgamesh meets queen of heaven Ishtar

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B. "Herbert will have some more of his funny remarks, I expect, when he comes home," she said, as they sat at dinner.
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D. His wife made no reply. She was watching the mysterious movements of a man outside, who, peering in an undecided fashion at the house, appeared to be trying to make up his mind to enter.​

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II. Rewrite from Indirect Speech to Direct speech.

1. Shreya told her mother that she could drive better the following year.
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2. Ranjana told her driver that she had left her water bottle in car that day.
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3. Srini told his friend that he would write with both his hands then and show
everybody.

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José then explained a remarkable thing about our money.

Which sentence supports a negative connotation for the word remarkable?

For one tostón you get one quarter.
He had already exchanged some of our Mexican currency for dollars.
Mexican centavos and tostones and pesos were good for nothing in the United States.
On the table he laid out the coins, in rows of two for one.

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Education is the......... Of progress.
1-base
2-basis
3-bases
4-basic​

Soldiers of my Old Guard: I bid you farewell. For twenty years I have constantly accompanied you on the road to honor and glory. In these latter times, as in the days of our prosperity, you have invariably been models of courage and fidelity. With men such as you our cause could not be lost; but the war would have been interminable; it would have been civil war, and that would have entailed deeper misfortunes on France. I have sacrificed all of my interests to those of the country. I go, but you, my friends, will continue to serve France. Her happiness was my only thought. It will still be the object of my wishes. Do not regret my fate; if I have consented to survive, it is to serve your glory. I intend to write the history of the great achievements we have performed together. Adieu, my friends. Would I could press you all to my heart.

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To be sure, he had heard the owl's screech for many
and many a night; but he had seen no cause for fear
in this: everything was going along nicely, their little
son was in good health and they, too, knew no
illness. But now the warning of the evil omen was
confirmed. The pigeons which he had himself
brought up were flying away. They were leaving,
thus forecasting the arrival of death.
How does structuring the story to end with this
paragraph affect the reader's perception of events?
A)
Eliminate
B)
The final paragraph complicates things
because it makes the reader wonder if
the man's perception of tRings is
accurate.
The final paragraph is confusing
because it signifies that the departure
of the birds may not really be
happening
This final paragraph is powerful
because it suddenly reveals the bad
thing that could soon happen to the
family
The final paragraph is amusing,
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C)

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What is a key theme of "Rules of the Game"?
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C. Sexism can make it harder for women to find success and respect
D. Young love and romance can blossom in times of great stress


Part B
Which detail from the story helps develop the theme identified in Part A?
A. Waverly and her brothers enjoy playing in the dark alley near their apartment
B. Waverly is named after the street on which she and the family live
C. At one point a white man takes a picture of Waverly and her friends in Chinatown
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