BEOWULF英国文学解释.pptVIP

beowulf An English epic: a long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated.Many epics were drawn from an oral tradition and were transmitted by song and recitation before they were written down. there was a monster called Grendel,for it always eats warriors of the king ,so the king asked beowulf for help,beowulf fights with it and made it wounded badly then it died after rushed out to the marshes. Grendels mother wants to take the revenge for the death of her son.so she seized the kings best friend,beowulf followed the bloody trail ,this time they fight under the water ,thats the dwelling of the monstermother,also they had a big fight,at last ,the hero cut off the heads of the monster and his mother. After he finished the mission, he went back home where he ruled as king for fifty years. the last part of the poem tells that one of beowulfs subjects stole some of the treasure which had been guarding for three hundred years by a dragon ,the dragon can breath fire.so our hero sought the dragon in his cave and killed it. but beowulf mortally wounded,and died after seeing in the cave the heaps of treasure. at last ,according to his will, the people followed his instruction how to bury his body and how to rule the country after his death. they buried his ash under a tremendous mound and piled the earth and stones so high that the mound thereafter became a beacon for the seafarers who sailed along the coast, thus , even after his death, beowulf continued to serve people. That it. I hope it can give you some help. Thats my pleasure. 1. What is the theme of Beowulf? 1、Beowulf, which centers on the narration of the exploits of the heroic figure Beowulf, is mainly about his three major adventures. It reflects a life of fights and feasting（盛宴）, of ceremony, of brilliant gold and sudden darkness. Here is a world of sacred obligations, feud（世仇，宿怨）and vengeance（报仇，复仇） with her