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An open letter
from the
author
of Beowulf
Test your Knowledge with
the Beowulf cross word
A look into the life of
Bisclavret
Love Advice from
well-known
author: Marie De France
Ismene’s
opinion on
limiting a
King’s
power to
make laws
Beowulf
Film Review
Need a job?
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further!!!
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Table of ConTenTs
An Open Letter to You from the Author of Beowulf ………………………………………….…………..1
Beowulf Cross Word Puzzle …………………………………………………………….………...2
Sword Advertisement …………………………………………………………………….………...3
Beowulf Film Review by Wiglaf …………………………………………………………………...4
Armor Sale …………………………………………………………………………………………..5
What is Bisclavret up to today? .............................................................................................6
Hunting Dogs for Adoption/Sale ......…………………………………………………….………..7
Love Advise Q&A with Marie De France …………………………………………………………8
Interview with Ismene……………………………………………………………………………….9
Help wanted ads & Classifieds .…………………………………………………….………..10-12
Work Cited Page .…………………………………………………………………………………13

An Open Letter to You from the Author of Beowulf
Dear Fans,
I hope this letter finds you well, and that the manuscript I left behind was
entertaining. I found myself being inspired by the idea that mythical creatures like Grendel
and the Dragon could exist, and that there would be someone like Beowulf to come to the
rescue. The idea good vs. evil comes to mind. However, I also wanted to tell a story of a
hero that fought and overcame many monsters for the sake of what he believed was right.
In doing this I was hoping it would inspire my readers to fight for what they believe in, even
if the odds were against them. Beowulf was meant to be a character that many could relate
to as well as someone to look up to. So I hope that I was able to entertain you as well as
inspire you to believe in yourself, and stand up for what you believe to be right.
- Author Unknown

Beowulf Cross Word
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9 10 11
12 13 14 15
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Across
Down
1.What Beowulf encountered and slew on the way to
2.Hrothgar's best friend; killed by Grendel's mother
Grendel's mother
3.It was guarded by the dragon
6.King of the Danes
4.They first put Beowulf in written form
8.Long, narrative poem
5.Higlac's wife
9.Person that Grendel and his mom were descended
6.Name of Unferth's sword
from
7.A story told on two levels
10. Taken by slave from the dragon 9.Place where Grendel and his mother dwelled
12. Handle of a sword or dagger 11.Hrothgar's homeland
13. They rode around Beowulf's grave 14.Awakened the sleeping dragon
16. Beowulf's father 15.Protective chains worn by Beowulf
19. Beowulf's inspiration 17.King of the Geats at the beginning of the epic
20. Translator of Beowulf 18.What Hrothgar cautions Beowulf against
23. The Beowulf author 21.The only thing that lasts, according to the
24. Beowulf's homeland Anglo-Saxons
. 22.Funeral fire

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Beowulf Film Reviewed by: Wiglaf
The movie certainly captured the spirit of
Beowulf in the way that he was fearless and
always went into battle with confidence. Although
this film was very action packed and entertaining
to watch it did jazz things up a bit too much. They
took away the poetry and original language to
make it be more understandable to a wider
audience as well as made drastic changes to some
of the characters in the original poem. This made
the audience interested in the movie but was not
accurate to the original story at all.
One example, in the film is that Grendel’s
mother played by Angelina Jolie was changed so
much you could even say the demon was sexy at
times. Manohla Dargis said it best when he said,
“If you don’t remember this evil babe from the
poem, it’s because she’s almost entirely the
invention of the screenwriters Roger Avary and
Neil Gaiman and the director Robert Zemeckis, who together have plumped her
up in words, deeds and curves.” The audience does not get the full effect of an
angry, scary, demon mother plotting her revenge for the death of her son.
Instead the audience is captivated by the evil women’s beauty and draws the
audience’s attention else ware. I understand why they would make changes like
this to the movie for the sake of entertainment but I also feel some of the
history is lost in making these changes. The audience is not given the right
setting or tone for the events taking place in the original poem. If Beowulf was
here today he would think that the movie was a cool, over exaggerated
interpretation of what happened, but would also be the first to tell you that the
film was not a true reflection of the story.
Over all if you are looking for a action packed film, with lots of gore, and
fighting this is a good movie for you. However if you are looking for accuracy of
characters, language, or settings this may let you down a little. I would
recommend watching this film for enjoyment over education purposes.

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Brief Back Story of Bisclavret:
Bisclavret, a man who was once a knight had a very big
secret! He would turn into a werewolf every week sometimes for
days at a time, and go into the forest for his hunt. His wife who
became worried he had found another women and was having an
affair begged and begged him to tell her where he was for so many
days. Finally she broke him and he trusted her with his secret and
told her he would go into the woods, undress, hide his clothes, and
then transform into a werewolf. Instead of helping Bisclavret keep
this secret, she betrayed him by telling her new boyfriend what she
had learned. The two then made a plan to follow Bisclavret the next
time he needed to transform so that they could steal his clothes.
Bisclavret needed his clothes to turn back into a human and so he
was forced to stay in his wolf form.
One day a king was out hunting and found Bisclavret and
instead of killing the beast he took him in as a pet because Bisclavret
showed human like qualities. One day Bisclavret saw his wife and
her new boyfriend, now husband, in the kingdom and attacked! The king had never seen Bisclavret
be violent towards anyone so he knew that the wolf had to have a reason behind his aggression. The
king asked the women why the wolf would attack her, when he had never attacked anyone before.
After a long while and a lot of coxing the women confessed that the wolf was actually her husband
she had betrayed long ago. The king then demanded that she give his clothing back and that allowed
Bisclavret to turn back into his human form. The women and her new husband were then chased out
of the country, and disgraced.
what Is bIsclavret up to today?
After Bisclavret turned back into his human form him and the king who took him in stayed
best friends. Bisclavret tells us that him and the king go on fox hunting trips together often and
remain close.
Bisclavret has also remarried and his new wife Claire is very supportive and understanding
of his weekly outings into the woods. While there still are some people who disapprove or stick their
noses up at him and his new found love their lives together are mostly filled with happiness. The two
now have three little boys of their own ages 3, 7, and 14. Only the 14 year old has shown signs of
inheriting the werewolf trait. Bisclavret says he plans on helping his son navigate through these
difficult times of transforming into a wolf by going on the hunts with his son, even if that means he
himself has to transform more often. He wants his son to remain safe and is also trying to teach him
not to hurt any people while he is in his wolf form. The two will hunt and eat animals while on their
trips into the forests. This can be accomplished in time, and will take a lot of self-control but he
believes it is possible since they have such a great support system now.

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Love Advice
From Marie De France
We asked some of our old friends to send in their love advice questions they had for Marie De France,
and her answers were just as witty and clever as we would suspect.
This person wished to remain anonymous in fear of his life if the parties involved found out his identity,
so we will just call him the knight next door.
Question: Dear Marie, I am writing in because I need advice, I seem to have fallen in love with a women
who lives very close by. However, her husband is also a close friend of mine. I and my mistress have
exchanged longing looks and flirty little gifts, but we have not acted on our feeling because my friend is
quick tempered and a very controlling man. He even killed a bird and threw it at my beloved out of anger
because he found her out of bed in the middle of night. What should I do? Should I go to him and tell
him how I feel? Or keep it to myself and never be able to be with the women I love?
Answer: Dear Knight next door, in my opinion if the women you love is already married you should
leave her alone. Especially if she is married to your good friend who you are also very afraid of. She
made the choice to marry your friend and if she can marry him and still be making eyes at you, don’t you
think she would treat you the same once you are together? What if she found another neighbor? Another
friend? She is not loyal to her husband now, and probably will not be loyal to you either. Look for
another single women in your kingdom, court and marry her. Find someone who will be loyal to you and
that doesn’t put your life at risk. After all, you can’t be together if you’re dead.
This question was sent in by Antigone daughter of Oedipus
Question: Dear Marie, I am stuck in the middle of loyalty to my family and loyalty to the family I am to
marry into. My soon to be father in law made it illegal for anyone to burry my brother because he was
fighting the war against our city. The punishment is to be sentenced to death, which is a bit extreme if
you ask me. Should I burry my brother out of respect for my family and the Gods? Or should I let it go
so that I can be betrothed to the man I love?
Answer: Dear Antigone, that is a very tough spot to be in and I think that you already know the answer
to what you have to do. You have to do what is right for you, your morals, and your family. Burry your
brother, honor your family and the Gods, because in the end the Gods will is what should be done. No
king is above the Gods laws and he will be rightfully punished for his wrong doings. As for your love I
am sorry to say after you do this I do not think you will be together. Let your husband to be know you
love him but your love for the Gods and your family is more. Maybe you will be together in the afterlife
but not in this one.
The last question was sent in to us by another well-known author Sophocles
Question: Dear Marie, most of my stories end in tragedy where the people in love do not get to be
together. Do you think this is because I feel like I will never find love? Or that I have a negative outlook
on love?
Answer: Dear Sophocles, I cannot speak on your mindset and how you feel about love because I am not
an expert of the mind or how it works. However, maybe you just tell the stories as a warning of what
could happen if love goes wrong or if people chose to take the wrong paths in life. Have you ever
thought of it that way? Just because you tell stories that end in tragedies does not mean that’s how your
love life will end. Be positive and go find yourself a women!

IntervIew wIth Ismene antIgone’s sIster
Do Kings have the right to make laws that go against the morals of their people,
and against the God’s will? And should we be expected to abide by these laws?
Ismene is able to answer these questions because she had a very personal
experience with this happening to her family. Ismene was forced to make the choice
of following King Creons law and not burry her brother, or going against him by
standing up for her family’s morals with her sister Antigone. In this brief interview we
will be able to see and understand the struggles of the people in cities like Thebes who
feel like there should be a limit to the king’s power of making such laws.
Ismene shared with us that when she first heard about the king’s new law
prohibiting anyone from burying or giving funeral rights to her brother Polyneices,
she felt gutted. The punishment for breaking this law would be being put to death. She
wanted to honor her brother and her Gods by completing the funeral rituals her and
her family’s religion believed in, but was also scared for her life. She told us “No one
should be forced to dishonor their family and go against their religion for the sake of
one man’s ignorance and pride.” Ismene shared with us that she and other people in
her city feel like the city’s Chorus or council should be able to prohibit kings from
enforcing such laws onto their people. “It should be our right to follow our
religion/God’s in any way we see fit. We should not have to choose between loyalty to
our city and loyalty to our religious believes.” Ismene and many people in her city
have been requesting for an audience with the city of Thebes Chorus to discuss
limiting the kings power, but many have failed because the Chorus is too afraid to act
against King Creon in fear he will have them executed.

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Work Cited
Puchner, Martin. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Fourth edition. New York: W.W.
Norton & Company, 2018. (Pages 299-305) Volume B
Dargis, Manohla. “Confronting the Fabled Monster, Not to Mention His Naked Mom.” The New York
Times, The New York Times, 16 Nov. 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/movies/16beow.html.
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