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Quiz Review for //Beowulf:A New Telling//

 * Directions:** Please add your answers to the following questions to help you review for your quiz over the summer reading novel //Beowulf: A New Telling// by Robert Nye, which will be given this Monday, August 20. You may also click on the discussion tab and ask or answer one another's questions about the novel.

Examine the following list of major and minor characters from the novel. Briefly explain who each one is and, if possible, describe his/her personality traits and strengths/weaknesses. It it best to include examples from the book to support your reasoning.
 * Scyld Scefing (Pg 1)
 * Beowulf
 * Hrothgar
 * Wealtheow
 * Unferth
 * Grendel
 * Breca
 * Grendel's mother (She devil)
 * Sigemund and Fitela
 * Hygelac
 * Wiglaf

Skim the following sets of chapters and list the important events in the order in which they occur.
 * Chapter 1-2
 * Chapter 3-4
 * Chapter 5-7
 * Chapter 8-9
 * Chapter 10-11
 * Chapter 12-14
 * Chapter 15-16

At the end of the novel, one of the characters states "Beowulf was Beowulf" and will not elaborate. What do they mean by that?

Is Beowulf a hero in this novel? If so, how?