TR LI CU HI VN HC ANH A. BEOWULF 1. Why does Beowulf fight Grendle?

- Beowulf fights Grendle because Grendle attacks and kills many of King Hrothgars warriors. - Which country is Hrothgar King of? - Hrothgar is the King of Denmark. - Why Grendle attacks and kills many warriors of King Hrothgar? - Grendle attacks and kills many warriors of King Hrothgar because at the feast, the warriors drinking, eating and dancing very noisily and that makes Grendle angry. - Who is Grendle? - Grendle is a brave young man. He comes from southern Sweden and goes to help Hrothgar. - How does he come to Denmark? - He comes to Denmark by ship (on a ship). - Does he come to Denmark alone (by himself)? - No, he doesnt come alone. But he comes to Denmark with the bravest warriors. - How does King Hrothgar receive Beowulf? - King Hrothgar is very happy and he gives the feast in honour. - ( Or: Beowulf is received with great joy by the king, who gives a feast in honour). 2. Why does Beowulf fight Grendles mother? - Beowulf fights Grendles mother because Grendles mother attacks the hall (or attacks the Kings warriors). - Why does she attack the hall? - She attacks the hall because she revenges her sons death. - (Or: She attacks the hall because she wants to revenge her sons death). - Why is she in a haste? - She is in a haste because she is discovered. - (Or: She leaves the hall very quickly because she is discovered). - Where does Beowulf fight Grendles mother? - Beowulf fights Grendles mother in her lair under an eerie lake. - How does Beowulf kill Grendles mother? - He uses a mighty sword and severs her head. 3. Why does Beowulf fight dragon? - Beowulf fights dragon because the dragon burns up everything in sight. - Why does the dragon burn up everything in sight? - The dragon burns up everything in sight because he is very angry. - Why is he angry? - He is angry because a slave stole his golden cup from the lair. - Does Beowulf kill the dragon? - Yes, he does. - How does Beowulf die? - Beowulf dies from the wounds he has received. 4. Which countries is Beowulf about? Why?

Beowulf is about Denmark and Sweden because Beowulf fights and kills Grendle and Grendles mother in Denmark and he fights and kills the dragon in Sweden and he dies in his country Sweden. - Was it written in England? And why? - No, it isnt. When the Anglo-Saxon came to England from Germany, they bought with them the story and then the story was written into an epic poem. 5. What is the significance of the epic? - The significance of the epic is that it shows the English young men at that time always value and build their honour by brave actions for helping to other people around. B. THREE YOUNG MEN, DEATH AND A BAG OF GOLD 1. What are the young men doing when they see the funeral? - The young men are drinking wine when they see the funeral. - Where are they drinking wine? - They drinking wine at an inn. - Whose funeral do they see? - They see their dear friend funeral. 2. What do they do before they set out looking for Death to kill? - Before they set out looking for Death to kill, they join hands and promise they will help each other until they find and kill Death. - Why can they think they can kill Death? - They think they can kill Death because they are a little drunk. 3. Who do you think is the old man? - The old man is the Death. - Why do you think the old man is the Death? - I think the old man is the Death because he tells the three young men that the Death is under the tree. When the three young men come there, they dont see anybody but they see a bag of gold. After they see the bag of gold, they kill each other and they all die. - Who puts the bag gold under the tree? Why? - The old man puts the bag gold under the tree because the old man is Death so that he wants to kill the three young men so he puts the bag of gold under the tree and he know that the three young men are looking for him to kill so he puts the bag of gold under the tree. - (Or: Death want to kill the three young men so he puts the bag of gold under the tree, so he kills the three young men with the bag of gold) - Why does not Death kill the three young men by plague? - Death does not kill the three young men by plague because he knows that the three young men are looking for him to kill and they are very young, very strong and not easy to kill them with the plague. So he decides to kill the three young men with the bag of gold. And because Death is kind of God, he has super natural power. He can make himself a plague, an old man or a bag of gold. - (Or: Why Death kill the three young men by the bag of gold under the tree? - Death kill the three young men by the bag of gold under the tree because he knows that the three young men are looking for him to kill and they are very young, very strong and not easy to kill them with the plague. So he decides to kill

the three young men with the bag of gold. And because Death is kind of God, he has super natural power. He can make himself a plague, an old man or a bag of gold.) 4. How and why do all the men die? - The first young man is killed by the other two by sticking the knife deep into his side. The other two are killed by the poison in the wine. - Who puts the poison in the wine? - The first young man puts the poison in the wine. - Why the first young man puts the poison in the wine? - The first young man puts the poison in the wine because he wants to kill the other two. - Why he want to kill the other two? - He wants to kill the other two because he wants to get all the gold for himself. - Why do all the three young men die? - All the three young men die because each other want to get all the gold for himself and because they are over greedy. 5. What historical event of England does the story mention? - The plague is the historical event of England that the story mentions. In the 14th century, England had three plagues and they killed over the half of population. 6. What is the genre of the story? - The genre of the story is moral story. It teaches people something in the life and it teaches the loyalty to our friends. Before looking for Death to kill, they join hands and promise to help each other but after catching the gold, they change completely. C. HAMLET 1. Why does Hamlet pretend to be mad? - Hamlet pretends to be mad because he wants to disguise his feeling and to enable him to observe the interactions in the castle. 2. How is Hamlet sure that Claudius killed his father? - Hamlet is sure that Claudius killed his father. When Hamlet performs a play called The Mousetrap, Claudius reacts to the scenes and leaves the room in the midst of the performance. Hamlet overhears the Kings plea forgiveness for the act that procured him his crown and his queen. Now Hamlet is convinced that Claudius is the murderer. 3. Why does Hamlet hesitate to kill the murderer of his father? - Hamlet hesitates to kill the murderer of his father because the murderer of his father becomes his stepfather. 4. How does Claudius attempt to get rid of Hamlet? - For this incident, Hamlet killed Polonius, Claudius sends Hamlet to England escorted by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern bringing a letter, which orders king of England to execute Hamlet on his arrival. 5. How do the principal characters (Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, Ophelia, Laertes, Polonius) of the play die? - Hamlet dies by Laertes kill. - Claudius dies by Hamlet kill. - Gertrude dies by drink the poison cup of wine made by Claudius for killing Hamlet.

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Ophelia dies by suicide. Laertes dies by Hamlet kill Polonius dies by Hamlet kill. ROBINSON CRUSOE