How does the poet use the theme of revenge in the poem? Consider the motivation of characters such as Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon, as well as Beowulf.

How does the poet use the theme of revenge in the poem? Consider the motivation of characters such as Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon, as well as Beowulf.
Your essay should span 2 pages (approx. 500 words in length) and contain the following parts:
I. Introduction: Rhetorical:
A. Name of author, (appositive phrase about the author to establish credibility & authority) genre, and title of work; a rhetorically accurate verb (such as “assert,” “argue,” “suggest,” “imply,” “claim,” etc.); and a THAT clause containing the major assertion (thesis statement) of the work.
B. An explanation of how the author develops and/or supports the thesis, usually in chronological order.
C. A statement of the author’s apparent purpose followed by and “in order” phrase.
D. A descriiption of the intended audience and the relationship the author establishes with the audience
E. A STRONG thesis statement which:
Avoids using the first person or phrases like “I believe” or “I think”
Serves as a guide to your essay for your reader
Asserts your conclusion and takes a stand on the author’s rhetorical strategies
States what techniques you will be analyzing, and the impact of these techniques on the effectiveness of the text.
II. Body Paragraph #1:
A. Topic sentence/transition: “(author’s last name) begins with/by…(make your claim about what strategy you see working address the purpose/prompt)”
B. Specific example to support idea: provide EXPLICIT textual support woven into your comments to support your claim. Thoroughly discuss all strategies used in the beginning section, supporting with text. (Should be at least two or more complex, stylistic sentences.)
C. Discussion of how examples supports idea: Connect the strategy back to your main claim/thesis/the purpose.
III. Body Paragraph #2:
A. Topic sentence/transition: “After… the author moves to…” “Building off the strategy he/she used to begin, he/she …” Connect an idea from the last sentence of the previous paragraph to the first sentence of this paragraph showing how the strategies build upon each other.
B. Provide EXPLICIT textual support woven into your comments to support your claim. Thoroughly discuss all strategies used in the middle section, supporting with text. Should be at least two or more complex, stylistic sentences.
C. Discussion of how example supports idea: Connect the strategy back to your main claim/thesis/ the purpose.
IV. Last Body Paragraph:
A. Topic sentence/transition: “to close the essay/speech, (author)…” “Concluding the argument he/she …”
Connect an idea from the last sentence of the previous paragraph to the first sentence of this paragraph showing how the strategies build upon each other.
B. Provide EXPLICIT textual support woven into your comments to support your claim. Thoroughly discuss all strategies used in the middle section, supporting with text. Should be at least two or more complex, stylistic sentences.
C. Discussion of how example supports idea: Connect the strategy back to your main claim/thesis/ the purpose.
V. Conclusion
A. Restatement of thesis that digs deeper into the overall intended meaning of the text than the one in the introductory paragraph (Try not to begin your conclusion paragraph with “In conclusion”).
B. Reflection on examples and main ideas in body paragraphs, significance of these strategies, AND how they are linked to your thesis.
C. State if these were effective in conveying the claim/thesis/purpose.
D. Closing thought – closing out the main purpose of the text being analyzed.
* A Note on MLA Formatting
Essays should be double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 pt font, with an MLA heading and a right-aligned header including your last name and page numbers.
For this essay, you should not consult any outside sources. With that being said, you will consult the text of Beowulf, and will need to provide in-text citations for all quotations.
Refer to the OWL Purdue Writing Lab for guidance on how to properly format in-text citations:
Formatting Quotations in MLA Style
Citation Guide for Beowulf from Duquesne University
Beowulf. Edited by Seamus Heaney, W. W. Norton & Company, 2000.