Confessions and Beowulf

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Answer the following questions on a Word document and upload. Each answer should be at least 3 sentences.

1. What are some of the lessons that Augustine learns (and is teaching us through his story) in the first three books of Confessions?

2. Confession, at least in the Catholic sense, is a sacrament. Even in the secular sense, the word implies confidentiality. How does Augustine view or use confession in this text?

3. Many of the defining features of Beowulf are derived from long-standing traditions of oral narrative. In contrast, what do you consider particularly “literary”, “written”, or “composed” about Beowulf?

4. Recall a challenge that Beowulf faced that did not directly involve a monstrous enemy. How did this event, presented as part of the linear narrative or embedded within it, complement Beowulf’s heroic progress?