The grim spirit was called Grendel, known as a rover of the borders, one who held the moors, fen and fastness. Unhappy creature, he lived for a time in the home of the monsters’ race, after God had comdemned them as kin of Cain. The Eternal Lord avenged the murder in which he slew Abel. Cain had no pleasure in that feud, but He banished him far from mankind, the Ruler, for that misdeed. From him sprang all bad breeds, trolls and elves and monsters – likewise the giants who for a long time strove to God: He paid them their reward for that.
BEWOULF. Trad. Donaldson, E. T. In: The Norton anthology of English literature. Abrams, M. H. et al. London, New York: Norton, 1993.
The excerpt, extracted from the poem Beowulf, reveals some of the chief characterics of this literary work. Examine the statements below:
I. Bewoulf is an exemple of epic poetry, due to, among other characteristics, the kind of happenings that are told.
II. Bewoulf offers a summary of the modern perspective of life.
III. In Beowulf, it is posssible to identify the typical characteristics of a transitional period, such as disparate cultural elements.
The statement(s) with true information(s) is(are):
Alternativas
Alternativa 1:
I and III.
Alternativa 2:
I and II.
Alternativa 3:
III, only.
Alternativa 4:
I, II and III.
Alternativa 5:
II and III.
