2. which response is an accurate depiction of a mead-hall? an ancient structure in which the ancient scandinavians buried their dead a large, usually one-room, structure where a leader drinks and feasts with his supporters and guests a castle-like structure built solely for the defense of a settlement a small, cool, cellar in which mead is brewed and stored to prevent spoilage 3. to which people-group did beowulf belong? danes swedes norse geats frisians jutes 4. what is the name of the king of the danes? unferth hrothgar wergild beowulf theoden 5. what is the name of the dane's mead-hall? the mere rockhollow heorot meduselda denmark 6. from whom is grendel said to descend? nimrod, the wicked first emperor in the post-diluvian world in judeo-christian tradition goliath, the cruel philistine giant in judeo-christian tradition baba yaga, a matriarch of monsters and witches in eastern european folklore una, the wicked queen of the fae in celtic folklore cain, the first murderer in the judeo-christian tradition 7. though unclear to the danes themselves, what motivates grendel to attack the danes? grendel craves the blood of humans and the danes are the nearest source of food. grendel hates god and hates hearing the danish prayers and songs of god, and he hates the joyous singing and revelry coming from the danes. grendel hates the danes because their king killed his family when he was hunting the white stag when he was a young man. grendel is a mindless monster who only attacks the danes as he is directed by his crafty and evil mother. 8. how long did grendel terrorize the danes before beowulf showed up to ? 1 year an unspecified number of days before beowulf arrives 12 years 9 months 9. what weapon does beowulf choose to fight grendel? his bare hands a bow and arrow a sword and shield a battle axe a rope a spear 10. when beowulf fights grendel, how does beowulf mortally wound grendel? stabs him with his spear cuts off his foot with his battle axe slices off his ear with his sword half-strangles him with a rope shoots out his eyeball with his bow pulls off his arm with his bare hands

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.

with mrs. linde, nora reveals her insensitivity and lack of shame about the forgery she committed. she implies that mrs. linde has obviously aged since they last met 10 years earlier, which accounts for nora’s inability to recognize her old friend. although nora seems sympathetic to mrs. linde’s plight, she can’t seem to control herself from boasting about her three children, her husband’s recent promotion, and how good she feels to finally have some money to spend. in a way, she seems to be flaunting her good fortune in front of mrs. linde who, deprived of all these benefits, has come to ask nora for . it is also through her interactions with mrs. linde that we realize something deeper lies under nora’s seemingly childish exterior. she reveals the secret of her forgery to mrs. linde and seems to see herself as quite resourceful for having done it.

in the company of dr. rank, nora is freer than she is with her own husband. she openly laughs with joy at knowing that all the other bank employees will be under her husband’s control. she offers dr. rank a macaroon, apparently forgetting that he knows she is forbidden to eat them. she then quickly covers for herself by claiming that mrs. linde brought them. nora seems much more assertive and free with these other characters, as well as unabashedly willing to scheme, lie, and justify her transgressions as altruistic.  

krogstad provides an interesting parallel to nora. like nora, he too is guilty of committing forgery, for which torvald condemns him and decides to fire him. although krogstad is a man and nora a woman, their crimes of forgery unite them. in fact, krogstad might represent what nora would be like if she were a man and were not strictly scrupulous like her husband is. for example, she tells mrs. linde that "a barrister's profession is such an uncertain thing, especially if he won't undertake unsavoury cases; and naturally torvald has never been willing to do that." perhaps nora would have delved into the unsavory, given how opposite she is to her husband. krogstad's is also the only harsh voice of reality that nora is forced to hear, and that is because he blackmails her for her regaining his job at the bank. finally, torvald’s reaction to krogstad’s forgery seems to foreshadow his harsh and cold reaction to nora’s forgery.