Dialectical Journal

15.) Pg. 63 Line 941 - " Whoever she was who brought forth this flower of manhood, ... Lord of Ages bestowed a grace on her."

-The role of women is to have sons. These sons are then to be turned into warriors. The women are to please the men and raise there sons to be warriors to defend there country.

16.) Pg. 69 Line 1034 - "Next the king ordered eight horses with gold bridles to be brought through the yard into the hall."

-These horses are a reward to Beowulf for killing Grendel and saving the men. These horses are a symbol of power and strength. Beowulf is given these horses as a gift for protecting his men.

17.) Pg. 71 Line 1052 - "And compensation, a price in gold, was settled for the Geat Grendel had cruelly killed earlier--..."

-Hrothgar feels bad that Grendel killed one of the Geat men while they were there helping him and his men. Hrothgar feels responsible for the loss of a Geat. These men were there to help serve Hrothgar and his men, so if it weren't for Grendel and his problem with Grendel, the Geat man would probably not have died.

18.) Pg. 71 Line 1070 - "Hildeburh had little cause to credit the Jutes:...Over sea-lanes then back to Daneland the warrior troop bore that lady home."

-This is a poem about a battle that happened between the Danes and the Freshlins. It is a foreshadow of what is going to happen at Heorot when it gets burned down. This fits under the theme of ambush. Heorot is going to be ambushed and the Danes ambushed the Freslins also.

19.) Pg. 89 Line 1278 - "But now his mother had sallied forth on a savage journey, grief-racked and ravenous, desperate for revenge.

-This is a foreshadow of what she will be doing to anyone that gets in the way of her path. She is the mother of Grendel who just got killed. She is a grieving mother and will do anything to revenge his death.