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700 BCE
The Story of Beowulf
"Beowulf is my name" Beowulf: the superhero of the poem. His tribe is the Geats, and his lord is Hygelac. He comes to help Hrothgar kill Grendel, because Beowulf is a monster-slayer of supernatural strength: "...a thane, they declared with the strength of thirty in the grip of each hand" -
657 BCE
The History of Caedmon
Cædmon is one of twelve Anglo-Saxon poets identified in medieval sources, and one of only three of these for whom both roughly contemporary biographical information and examples of literary output have survived.[1] His story is related in the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum ("Ecclesiastical History of the English People") by Bede who wrote, "[t]here was in the Monastery of this Abbess a certain brother particularly remarkable for the Grace of God, who was wont to make religious. -
1300
Hamlet
Prince Hamlet is depressed. Having been summoned home to Denmark from school in Germany to attend his father's funeral, he is shocked to find his mother Gertrude already remarried. The Queen has wed Hamlet's Uncle Claudius, the dead king's brother. To Hamlet, the marriage is "foul incest." -
1449
The Death of Arthur
One of Arthur's knights, his son Mordred, wanted to become king and encouraged King Arthur to battle Lancelot. Mordred convinced everyone that King Arthur died in battle and Mordred overtook the throne. When King Arthur discovered his son's betrayal, he went home to reclaim his throne -
Romeo and Juliet (A Love Story)
This is a short summary of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The play which is set in Verona is a story about a long feud between the Montague and Capulet families. This feud causes tragic results for the main characters in the play, Romeo and Juliet. -
Merchant of Venice
A young Venetian, Bassanio, needs a loan of three thousand ducats so that he can woo Portia, a wealthy Venetian heiress. He approaches his friend Antonio, a merchant. -
The First essential Question
A hero is someone who can be looked up to for their actions. For me, the two big traits of a hero is: Brave and Selfless. Bravery is about overcoming huge obstacles to survive or to rescue others ; takes risks and gain benefit not only for himself but for others as well. To be called a hero is earned, it takes action and being rewarded. Being selfless means sacrifice, you are eager to cause a big change. -
The First essential Question (2)
Heroic qualities are universal and timeless, an act of heroism is never determined by how big or small the impact will be, but act of heroism, is doing the act itself. The heroic qualities is part of our nature, some people lack these traits but it is like a seed that once nurtured, will grow higher than our expectations, therefore it is universal and timeless. -
The Second essential Question
There are kinds of love: Be it love of family, friends, lovers, or simply love for your work, in the stories and poems of old and early modern times drama and action is always present in the main theme but the main attraction is love is what connects those two main themes. Love can also be manifested in the author that wants to express his thoughts and ideas be they of his life or others, but love is always present. Shakespeare is one of the authors/writers that express love in all of his works. -
The Third essential Question
the main influence of our concept about these words, is media. In our culture, communications media hold an influential place in diminishing information forming attitudes, and motivating behavior. In media, such as news we see on television, they recognize the people who have these characteristics, the purpose of showing these kinds of people is to be consumed to the people, it does not necessarily state that people should to the same, but it makes competition, that will have no winner. -
The Fourth essential Question
Studying is important for knowledge to be useful, we have to be able to retain it so we can apply it, the more knowledge you have, the better decisions you can presumably make, which will lead to a better life. Studying is part of a process to success. In my perspective, we highly value education because of the thought that it is the main path for a better life. But working yourself to success and learning yourself to success are both seen as valid paths.
