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Character Matching Identify the protagonist from each of the main works based from a description: Beowulf Macbeth Frankenstein The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Importance of Being Earnest Pygmalion Literary Movement Matching Identify the Literary Movement based from a description: Anglo-Saxon Renaissance Restoration Romantic Victorian Modern Beowulf – Anglo-Saxon Author: unknown (possibly Christian monk) Genre: epic poem Protagonist: Beowulf Antagonists: Three monsters - Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, a dragon Setting: Daneland (Denmark) and Geatland (Sweden) Historical Context: the heroic code of honor that defines much of the story is a relic of pre–Anglo-Saxon culture; Christian/Pagan Universal Themes: Good vs Evil; Loyalty Literary Terms: kenning (a metaphorical two word compound); caesura (pause); alliteration (repetition of initial consonant sounds) Beowulf – Anglo-Saxon Basic Plot: Geat hero Beowful comes to the aid of King Hrothgar of the Danes. For the past twelve years, Hrothgar and his people have been plagued by the fiend Grendel, who attacks Herot Hall nightly. Beowulf faces Grendel in battle, only to learn that Grendel is impervious to weapons, including Beowulf's sword. Beowulf decides to wrestle Grendel barehanded. During the fight, he rips off the monster's arm, wounding him. Grendel’s mother seeks revenge on Beowulf and the Danes. She attacks Herot Hall, then flees to her cave under the lake when Beowulf confronts her. Just when it seems the hero will fall, he finds a giant sword and uses it to cut off the fiend's head. Fifty years later, Beowulf is king of Geatland. When an evil dragon awakens, Beowulf and his kinsman Wiglaf go to face the creature. Beowulf dies in the heat of battle and receives a funeral fit for a king. Macbeth – Renaissance Author: William Shakespeare Genre: tragic play Protagonist: Macbeth Antagonists: three weird sisters; Lady Macbeth; Macduff; himself Setting: Scotland and England Historical Context: Shakespeare paid homage to his king’s Scottish lineage Universal Themes: Ambition; Fate; Supernatural Literary Terms: soliloquy (a speech meant to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on the stage); aside (words spoken by an actor directly to the audience, but not "heard" by the other characters on stage during a play); comic relief (a moment of “relief ” with a light-hearted scene)
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