Beowulf

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Beowulfs Last Battle
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Beowulf returns home and is King of the Geats. He
rules peacefully for 50 years.
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All is calm until a dragon protecting a treasure
is disturbed by a thief. The dragon goes on a
fire-breathing rampage, threatening Beowulfs
kingdom.
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The European dragon is symbolic of greed.
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Why would this be symbolic in this stage of
Beowulfs life?
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Beowulf is called to duty. I will fight again,
seek fame still.
He has a special iron shield constructed to
protect him from the flames of the dragon.
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Read pages 52 to 55 1 Outline in five steps the
battle between Beowulf and the dragon. 2 Find
three examples and cite the line numbers of how
the dragon is a symbol of greed.
Read pages 56 to 60 3 Explain who Beowulf
chooses as the next King of the Geats and why? 4
What symbols are used to signify the change in
monarchy? cite line numbers 5 Paraphrase
Wiglafs speech to the other warriors. 6 Explain
what the Geats do with treasures from the battle?