ENG 2205 AUM Beowulf Journal the Iliad & the Epic of Gilgamesh Discussion
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1/ Beowulf Journal
Using Beowulf as a paradigm for the heroic epic, which three elements strike you as the most characteristic or vital? Which of these would be most effectively expressed through character consciousness and which through a poetic or narrative consciousness?
Many of the poem’s defining features are derived from long-standing traditions of oral narrative. In contrast, what do you consider particularly “literary,” “written,” or “composed” about Beowulf?
Recall a challenge Beowulf faced that did not directly involve a monstrous enemy. How did this occurrence, presented as part of the linear narrative embedded within it, complement Beowulf’s heroic progress?
2/The Iliad
Is Achilles’ anger a virtue or a vice. as presented in The Iliad? How is it made manifest in characters other than Achilles?
Consider the presentation of the gods in The Iliad. What is their role? Do they control humans? Do humans have free will? Are the gods fickle, or do they support some essential order?
Compare The Iliad to the Epic of Gilgamesh. What is the essential, unifying feature of the epic as a genre? How do these works display that trait?
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