1. How does Beowulf's rise to leadership affect his personality? Does it change or remain the same? Manuscript: -Beowulf’s rises to leadership causes Beowulf to be humble, loyal, brave and have selflessness (‘"Beowulf - New World Encyclopedia.“) - Type 2 hero. ("Beowulf - New World Encyclopedia." ) -died in honor ("Beowulf - New World Encyclopedia." ) -inspires ("Beowulf - New World Encyclopedia." ) Topic sentence/ conclusion: In conclusion his rise to leadership doesn’t affect his personality, it remains the same. Movie: -Beowulf lies about beating grendals mother (Ansen) -Falls into lust with grendals mother (Ansen) -viewed as a flawed, buff and “seductive” hero. (Ansen) -“poised” for success (Sperling) -Hunky hero (Sperling) -Hrthogar viewed as a drunken mess (“Points of View Reference Center Home: The big, bad 'Wulf'.“) Topic sentence/conclusion: rise to leader ship affects behavior and how he presents himself.

2. How do we define the personality traits of a hero? Manuscript: -Loyal, humble, brave, respective, dies for honor, would die for glory (court, the members of Hrothgar's) Movie: - Wants glory, wants power, “(Points of View Reference Center Home: The big, bad 'Wulf”)

3. How do the setting, conflicts, and antagonists influence the development of literary heroes? Manuscript: Setting: -Great Danish kingdom -Men’s success thrive on glory -Geats greeted by Hrthogars court ("Beowulf - Story." ) Conflict -Battle against grendals mother,grendal and previous creatures from childhood Antagonists: -Unferth -Grendals Mother, Grendal, dragon

4. Continued: How do the setting, conflicts, and antagonists influence the development of literary heroes? Movie: Setting: -Great Danish kingdom -Men’s success thrive on glory -Geats greeted by Hrthogars court ("Beowulf - Story." ) Conflict: -Grendals Hrothgars son -Grendals Mother has Hrothgar under a “curse” that Beowulf is now under. -Hrothgars wife is mistreated -Wife is suspicious of Hrothgar Antagonist: -Grendal,Grendals mother, other previous battle creatures, dragon.

5. How does Beowulf's rise to becoming a hero affect the rise to becoming a hero in today's novels? -Being a hero during the Anglo Saxon times was how you became “famous”, men died in Glory and that’s what they thrived on ("Beowulf - New World Encyclopedia.“) - ****After his initial victory, moves over to the dark side. Instead of killing the monster's mom next makes a deal with her and allows self to get seduced ("The Greatest Literature of All Time - Movies: Beowulf." ).**** shows how media affected the story of Beowulf.