one line beowulf movie questions

What sets Wealthow apart from the other Danish women?

The character Ursula is added to the movie. Why? What is her role?

Explain the dragon’s message: “The sins of the fathers.”

Explain the foreshadowing with the Dragon’s Cup and the actual dragon.

Grendel Beowulf Movie Questions
Grendel Beowulf Movie Questions

Why do you think the writers made Grendel be Hrothgar’s son?

Was the portrayal of Grendel accurate in your opinion? Explain.

What is symbolic about the Dragon’s Cup and why was it added to the movie?

Analyze the relationship between Wealthow and Hrothgar.

Why do you think they used an animation style in this movie? What does it add to the quality
of the movie?

Are the party/feast scenes as you imagined when reading the epic poem Beowulf? Explain.

Why is the scene where Grendel’s mother seduces Beowulf added to the movie? What does it
add to the plot? Do you agree or disagree with it being added? Explain.

Does Beowulf giving in to the temptation of Grendel’s mother make him more or less of a
hero? Explain.

Why does Hrothgar commit suicide?

According to the text, we know Beowulf kills Grendel’s mother; we know he does not marry
Wealthow and stay with the Danes; we know Beowulf returns home to the Geats to eventually
become their king and fight the dragon.

intresting beowulf movie questions

Why do you believe the writers had the movie veer so sharply from the text?

Why does Beowulf say, “The time of heroes is now dead”? What does this tell us about what
Beowulf thinks of himself?

Explain the scene with the Frisian warrior. Why does Beowulf not kill him? Why does the
Frisian not try to attack Beowulf? Why does Beowulf feel invincible?

dragon Beowulf Movie Questions
dragon Beowulf Movie Questions

How does the battle with the dragon mirror the battle with Grendel? Why was this done?

Explain the temptation at the end of the movie? Do you think Wiglaf will make the same
mistake as both Hrothgar and Beowulf, since he knows the truth? Explain.

Based on this movie, was Beowulf a hero?

What makes someone a hero? Do heroes have to be perfect? Explain.