Answer one of the following three questions about Old Englis…
Answer one of the following three questions about Old English poetry: 1. How does “The Dream of the Rood” present Christ as a new type of hero designed to resonate with Anglo-Saxon values and make Christianity appealing to a Northern warrior culture? Support your claims with specific details from the text. 2. What emotions does the female speaker in “The Wife’s Lament” communicate, and what caused these emotions? How are they conveyed through the poem’s language and imagery? Support your claims with specific details from the text. 3. How can comparing six translations of “Wulf and Eadwacer” enhance your understanding of the original poem’s meaning and the interpretive choices made by its translators? Use examples from multiple translations to illustrate your claims.