The Wife's Lament Read Aloud

Educational Video: English 12, British Literature

[@angiebangiewangie]

Bros before (pause) women of questionable morality! 😂

[@Mr.H-Literature]

😆 Glad that line still hits.

[@serenaym3974]

@@Mr.H-Literature Well, in fact the line is lame and out of place. Takes away all of your video's worth.

[@caro6966]

second video of yours ive used today thank you, you're really making an impact here !!

[@Mr.H-Literature]

If you're moving along the natural progression to Beowulf, I've that in there alongside a whole unit on Anglo-Saxon literature. Just go to my channel and look in 12 Grade.

[@caro6966]

@@Mr.H-Literature thanks you ❗❗

[@ms.shahad2423]

Really helping in my MA. studies, thank you 🙏🏼

[@Mr.H-Literature]

Great to hear! Glad to be helping folks.

[@Jakefrom97]

11:56

[@emilyktwomey4937]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@Mr.H-Literature]

You're welcome. Glad to help.

[@mattaukamp]

"Remember in Anglo-Saxon times, people would often live til about 27 on average" - this is not true. The average life expectancy in that era was brought way way down by infant mortality rates. If a person lived past infancy, they were likely to make it to adulthood. And if a person made it to adulthood healthy they were likely to live full lifespans. Plagues and famines and wars could affect this, obviously, but most people lived til about 50-60.

[@Mr.H-Literature]

That's a fair criticism -- point taken. As a high school English teacher, I was just trying to provide the class with a little context and didn't do much more than quote the average life expectancy, rather than stop and think about the implications. Thanks for the feedback.

[@esrabilgic1687]

Hello, how can l reach this poem? I could not find same text on google

[@Mr.H-Literature]

The translation is by Anne Stafford. It's part of a high school English textbook curriculum. Here's a link to the PDF version: www.neshaminy.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=6499&dataid=20481&FileName=wife%20lament.pdf

[@esrabilgic1687]

Thank you so much. I benefit from this book for my presantation and also you help me so much!!! I am a turkish student:)