What Purpose Does Unferth Serve?

1. What purpose does Unferth serve?
Unferth served the purpose to show a secondary antagonist against Beowulf. Grendel represent the evil envy creates in the world
2. How had Hrothgar been spared?
When Hrothgar and his men are attacked by Grendel, all the men are killed by Grendel, but after assuming the Hrothgar dies when he is burned, Grendel does not finish him off.
3. How did word of Grendel spread?
The word of Grendel spread from word of mouth, stories of what Grendel had done, spread from person to person by singers, poets, adventurers, knights and other travelers.
4. What does “Beowulf” mean? How did he get the name?
Beowulf means the Bee-hunter. He got this name because he had always been fond of playing with bees, and one day an angry swarm of them attacked him and impaired his vision.
5. What was the best part of Beowulf?
The best part of Beowulf was when Beowulf defeats

Explain the firedrake story.
The firedrake story begins with an escaped slave who entered the tomb of a prince. The slave attempted to steal the treasure hidden away in the tomb, but there was a firedrake that was guarding it. After being disturbed the firedrake exited the cave and began to attack the villages. Beowulf and some other men went to go stop this beast. Beowulf himself stopped the firedrake by getting the bees to enter the throat of the beast. This would also wrap up the later stages of Beowulf’s life.
14. Why does a man like Beowulf make others feel good?
Beowulf makes others feel good because he understands what it is like to be in their situation. All throughout growing up Beowulf was seen as someone week and not someone who would be your everyday hero. He knows what it is like to be normal and have nothing special to show. He makes them feel better to show that they don’t have to be the person people perceive them to be.
15. Answer one of the following questions in paragraph form:
a. What opportunities for individual heroic behavior exist today? Give