Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Cycle of the hero- Beowulf

Call to adventure-
Beowulf goes to Denmark to fight Grendel, this monster, that he hears about from the people. He vounlteers himself to fight the monster so he could be the hero.
Helper-
He doesn't have helpers when he is fighting the the monsters. But the men and the king help him get ready for the adventure
Threshold of Adventure-
This is where he fights Grendel. Grendel comes and starts killing everyone, but Beowulf gets a hold of his arm and rips it off. Grendel goes back to his cave and bleeds to death.
Tests-
Helpers-
The sword is giving to Beowulf by Unferth. Its strong and powerful
Triumph-
It is where Grendel's mom finds about Grendel's death and comes to kill the danish men. He is asked to go kill her. He goes to her cave underwater he tries to use the sword, but it doesn't work. He then sees a sword on the wall that he know will kill her. He kill her and cuts off her head bringing it back so everyone can see.
Flight-
It is when his men and him go back home. They are filled with victory in their heart and teasures in their hand. He is then crowned king to Greatland. He is the king for fifty years.
Threshold Struggle-
This is where he kills the dragon. He knows he has to kill the dragon before his life his over. Some man stole treasure from the dragon and he is very upset. He burns houses down and kills men.He gets help from a soldier named Wiglaf. In the end they kill him, but Beowulf gets stabbed and dies.
Elixir-
In the end he dies. He is asked to be buried high about the country so everyone can see. He is buried with all his treasures and his memories he gave to his people.

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