English Literature 1800 – Journals
IN GENERAL: Provide less general background information about the readings and more detailed discussion of relevant specific passages listed in the question. REVISION FOR JOURNAL 3: isn’t the change in the dreamer personal (from feeling that he himself is “stained with sins / wounded sorely with defects” 13-14, “stained” and “wounded” connecting him directly with the experience of the Rood and Jesus during the crucifixion, to feeling “blithe” 122, the mood of the Resurrection) as well as general? Also, isn’t the dreamer’s first response to the vision of the Rood mixed, seeing it at moments as a magnificent and honored gold and jewel ornament (4-13a) and at other moments as a bare wood, blood-stained instrument of execution (19-20a and 22b-23a)? REVISION FOR JOURNAL 2: Provide less general background information about the readings and more detailed discussion of relevant specific passages listed in the question. This would be a stronger journal had it spent 300 words developing the ideas in your last five sentences. What exactly are the “tribal traditions” that stop Beowulf’s men from fleeing a death that they are 100% certain of? What exactly do you mean by “bound”? Do people ALWAYS and AUTOMATICALLY fulfill the traditional obligations of their societies? This is important in the poem because at the end a similar group of men in a similar situation fail to uphold the “tribal traditions” and are severely punished by the tribe. Also, is it important that Beowulf’s men’s efforts to cut Grendel are totally ineffective because of a magic charm that protects him from being hurt by weapons? Please do the revision as per the instructions
Write a minimum of 300-word answer to each question.
JOURNAL 1
(READ HERE: http://www.dreamofrood.co.uk/translation_original_page1.htm )
1. In The Dream of the Rood, how does the mood of the dreamer change from the beginning of the poem (lines 13b-14a, 20b) to the end (122b) [note that the Old English word bliðe, Modern English blithe, can mean ‘joyful’ here]? What words or phrases indicate a change in mood? What in the intervening lines brought about this change?
JOURNAL 2
(READ HERE: http://www.heorot.dk/beo-ru.html )
1. Do the Geats who accompany Beowulf expect to survive the battle with Grendel? See lines 691-96a. Why then do they stay in the hall? What do these men do during the battle? See lines 794a-805a.
Journal 3
(Read here: http://www.heorot.dk/beo-ru.html )
1. What kind of relationship exists between Beowulf and his uncle/king Hygelac? See Hygelac’s concern for Beowulf’s safety 1992b-1998 and Beowulf’s regard for Hygelac 2149b-51.
Journal 4
Read Geoffrey Chaucer, The General Prologue (http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/teachslf/gp-par.htm ), lines 1-42 and 445-76, and The Wife of Bath’s Prologue (http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/teachslf/wbt-par.htm ), lines 1-192
1. What do lines 449-52 of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The General Prologue reveal about the Wife of Bath?
JOURNAL 5
READ HERE: http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/teachslf/wbt-par.htm
1. What standard does the Wife of Bath use to divide her five husbands into two groups: the three old husbands were good while the two young husbands were bad? See lines 195-197. Do you believe that she really feels this way about her husbands? Why, or why not?
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