What questions do you have about Beowulf thus far?

What are the qualities of a true hero? Give some modern day examples.

Doggerel

According to our lovely textbook, when looking at poetry doggerel is "a term used for lines whose subject matter is trite and whose rhythm and sounds are monotonously heavy-handed."(773).

Do you agree or disagree that poetry can be defined in this way? Refer to specific works of poetry that you think is an example of doggerel and why.

Which literary criticism and theory do you most partake with and why?

What are the major differences between the elements of fiction and the elements of drama? Refer to real examples of each to discuss.

According to Griffith, and in your own opinion, how can we write about literature?

How can we read literature?