The Wanderer Quotes

Question 1

He mourns the death of his lord?

Answer 1

‘goldwine’
Positive attributes also demonstrated in the synonyms ‘winedryhtnes’ and ‘mondryhten’

Question 2

Metaphor - how cruel sorrow is as a companion?

Answer 2

‘hu sliþen bið / sorg to gefaren’

Question 3

Path of an exile repeated?

Answer 3

Lines 5 and 32 ‘wraeclast(as)’

Question 4

Deprived of his homeland?

Answer 4

‘edhle bidaeled’

Question 5

He should bind his breast and thoughts?

Answer 5

‘þæt he his ferðlocan / fæste binde, // healde his hordcofan’

Question 6

Sorrow is renewed?

Answer 6

‘sorg bið geniwad’ (50) and ‘cearo bið geniwad’ (55)

Question 7

Compound adjective to describe his mental state?

Answer 7

‘wintercearig’, which suggests that the external environment is heightening the strength of his grief and anxiety. On the other hand, this description could be read as the external setting acting as an outward manifestation of his internal emotions, suggesting that the pathetic fallacy of the gloomy weather parallels his negative mental state rather than adding to it.

Question 8

Consolation from the father is heaven?

Answer 8

The monologue comes to a close with the line ‘fofre to Fæder on heofonum’, conveying the idea to its contemporary Christian audience that fate is predetermined by a monotheistic God, and one must suffer to reach eternal life.

Question 9

Pathetic fallacy of hailing and snowing?

Answer 9

‘hreosan hrim and snaw / hagle gemenged’
characterises the hostile environment and tempestuous mental state