Beowulf pg.131-151

Pg. 133 (1932-1934): Great Queen Modthryth perpetrated terrible wrongs. - Queen Modthryth and Grendel's mother can be compared with each other and counter examples of each other. Both women are presented as a monsterous type but act in different way and have different social statuses. They also prefer to use physical strenght and weapons to get there way. Modthryth is an evil women and guilty of many things but she is a queen, daughter of a king, and a peace weaver. Grendel's mom is only presented as a evil, masculine, monsterous women. Modthryth also doesn't have a reason for doing all her horrible deeds and killings but Grendel's mother is just trying to revenge.

Pg. 139 (2022-2025): I heard the company call her Freawaru....in her gold-trimmed attire. - Frea means to make a promise and waru means to wear an article of merchandise. This name represents Hrothgar's daughter being used as a peace pledge. It can also say how she is treated like merchandise and will not last long before she becomes a failed peace weaver.

Pg. 143 (2117-2123): Then suddenly the vehement mother....and with bare-faced defiance laid a man low. - This can suggest how Grendel's mother is actually just trying to fit into the role of women and create peace. It was pretty much her only choice to invade Herot and kill a man to avenge for Grendel. In the many years that she has been living there this was her first time invading , she had a good reason to do so, but this suggests that she wanted to be at peace with the people of Herot and not cause larger problems that would cause distruction.

Pg. 145 (2142-2413): But Halfdane's heir, the shelter of those earls, again endowed me with gifts in abundance. - Beowulf is given gifts and treasures everytime he has done something good for the people of Herot. I feel Beowulf is going to get too comfortible with recieving gifts and treasures and expect it to happen ever time he does a good deed. He may start to use his riches to over power others and become too prideful.

Pg. 149 (2190-2196): The battle-famed king......and a hall and a throne. - Beowulf receiving the sword suggests that he is ready to take over. It also suggests how now he will have his own sword that has been passed down to him to fight battles to come.