Those Pesky Goddesses

Unlike the excerpts from Beowulf and Gilgamesh, the Gods play a significant role in the plot development and character outcomes in the Iliad. Athena has her lovely hands all over this one! Whether you are Team Achilles (Laura the student) or Team Hector (Laura the teacher), we can't deny that Homer elevates the beautiful physical specimen that is Achilles, the hound, over the honorable protector that is Hector, the fawn.

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Now, it is time for Grendel to reenter the picture. John Gardner gives us the Grendel point of view with a lot of choice language. Since many of you felt empathy over Grendel's lonesome state, you will welcome even more insider knowledge over our supposed monster. Read chapters 1-4 for Monday's class.

As noted on the board, several Anglo Saxon ideologies have popped up in multiple texts. Hmm...sounds like a New Historicist essay will be arriving shortly!