Section II

Question 1

Anglo-Saxon period

Answer 1

5-15th Century AD
Anglo=english
Saxon= Sussex, Essex and Wessex
Family based

Question 2

Three major literature concerns

Answer 2

Heroic Code
The belief in the transcience of all things
Whimsical nature of fate and Christianity

Question 3

The Wanderer / First Part

Answer 3

The first part= an Anglo-Saxon heroic nobleman
no evidence of Christian values
no awareness of Christianity.
He has no place in society.

Question 4

The Wanderer / Second Part

Answer 4

Expands the theme from one man to all human beings in a world wasted by war and time.

Question 5

The Dream of the Rood

Answer 5

Rood represents the acts of the Dreamer.
Glory has replaced torment for the rood.
The humiliation the Rood experiences
Made into an instrument of punishment for criminals and punishment of crime for the young hero Christ to mount, it is an example of isolation and melancholy in Anglo-Saxon poetry.
Explains the crucifixion of Christ.

Question 6

Differences

Answer 6

Different subject matters
Moods unrelated but creates character development
The Rood - distinction of Christianity,
The Wanderer does not believe in a higher power.

Question 7

Similarities

Answer 7

They both bring up the memory of a warrior
They lost everything, exiled and isolated