Beowulf Questions

I teamed up with Matthew Patel, Owen Iness, Samantha Garrison, and Chanel Yamaguchi to finish off these questions. Hoorah for collaboration!

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3) The second time Beowulf fights the dragon he finds himself much weaker from age and receives a venomous bite from the creature. Before the venom fully spreads he manages one fatal blow and defeats the dragon.
4) Beowulf (whilst dying) asks Wiglaf to retrieve the dragon's treasure in an effort to make his death easier. When Wiglaf returns with the treasure Beowulf is very grateful and informs Wiglaf that he must now rule the people. He then asks to be buried in a barrow.

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1) Beowulf's companions are filled with shame when they return among Wiglaf and Beowulf's dead body. In response Wiglaf gets angry with the men and tells them it's their fault and that Beowulf's generosity was wasted on them. He expects there will  be more costs than just Beowulf's death in the future.
2) The messenger tells the city of Beowulf's death and to expect the Franks Frisians to attack them soon.
3) Wiglaf asks the Geats to take part in the building of Beowulf's pyre and praise the leader they once had.
4) The dragon's body is thrown off a cliff and into the water.
5) During the funeral there is much mourning by the Geats, especially by one woman in particular who takes fear in the inevitable future. Afterwards, Beowulf's body is positioned on a cliff where all passing ships can see him.
6) Thus made their mourning the men of Geatland,

for their hero’s passing his hearth-companions:

quoth that of all the kings of earth,

of men he was mildest and most beloved,

to his kin the kindest, keenest for praise.

Normally a military hero is praised for his battle skills and being a savior to the people, but instead Beowulf is praised for his generosity toward his people and ambition towards being a hero for them.

Thoughts on Todays Socratic Seminar

WELL first of all I didn't speak at all :P It's not that I didn't have thoughts, I just felt as if they weren't in the same direction as the ones being spoken about and the opportunity for mine to dive in never appeared. I wrote down only one thing that I found very important.
"Right v.s. Wrong"
That's all I wrote. It's the one thought that struck me. That someone could very well feel entitled to their own wrong opinion, and if they do, do we interject this opinion with our own? Are we "allowed" to do so? If they are entitled, as they believe they are, we technically can't. They have THE RIGHT. Right? I don't know, still contemplating this one.
That's all that really stood out to me in the seminar to be quite honest.

Reflections on Week One

1. I think the whole collaboration aspect of this class is going to weigh me down. I know I'm capable of collaborating with others and speaking with them, it's my matter of effectiveness involving this that worries me. I'm a tiddy bit socially awkward and consider myself an introvert. However, I realize how important collaboration is in this class so I shall persevere like none other!
2. This isn't the coolest or most awesome thing I've learned, but it's up there. In seventh grade I took industrial technology and one of the mini courses in there was bridge building. I learned all the different ways bridges are built and what makes the strongest bridge. I then had to use what I learned to make a teeny bridge that had to hold at least ten pounds. Mine ended up holding double that weight and the blisters on my fingers ended up being well worth the pride I obtained from it.
3. I'm excited about being allowed to venture into what interests me (assuming that's still happening this year). Aside from that I really want to read some Dickens.... tis all. I can gain an advanced understanding of what I one day hope to pursue and read some good literature.