Heorot Symbolism In Beowulf

He did not attack Heorot because he enjoyed it, as Cain did not enjoy killing Abel(Beowulf 6). He does it anyway because he hates happiness more than he hates the acts he is doing. Grendel wants this joy gone so bad that he attacks Heorot for twelve years(Nagelson 1). Also, after Grendel is fleeing from Heorot after fighting Beowulf, he seeks even more revenge as he dies(Beowulf 28-29). Grendel’s fights and murders in Beowulf are all caused by the aspect of

The dragon seeks retribution for its stolen treasure. The monster goes to the nearest village, to kill and terrorize the people with its fiery breath. Beowulf hears what is happening in his kingdom, and that he has to help his people. He knows that he is old, but he is the only one brave enough to go against the dragon: “I’ve never known fear; as a youth I fought in endless battles. I am old now, but I will fight again, seek fame still, If the dragon hiding in his tower dares to face me” (2511-2515).

In the epic text, Grendel attacks Heorot because he, a descendant of Cain, has been exiled

Also Grendel would not be able to be a good person if he tried because he’s done so much bad and he hates men. In the poem it stated “some evil inside myself pushed out into the trees. I knew what I knew, the mindless, mechanical bruteness of things, and when the harper's lure drew my mind away to hopeful dreams, the dark of what was and always was reached out and snatched at my feet”(Gardener 54). This shows that Grendel has a complex relationship with the evil inside of him. Which makes him bitter, he doesn’t like men and he tried to destroy the things they work hard for. Grendel has seen the dragon, and he has an idea of how his life will end. This connects to the bible story about Cain and Abel. The biblical allusion about this story was Cain was evil and he killed his own brother because of jealously. This connect to the story Grendel because him and his mother are hopelessly evil to God and a “virtuous” human society. Grendel is seen as a descendant of Cain because he kills humans out of anger and jealousy. Also in the text Grendel states “and so begins the twelfth year of my idiotic war. The pain of it! The stupidity!” (Gardener 5). This quote somewhat shows the good in Grendel because he doesn’t like the fact that he is a bad person and a social outcast of everyone else but he feels as if killing and hurting humans will ease his pain. Seeing the good and evil in Grendel it is easy to realize he can’t help the fact that he is a monster and can’t help but to hate humans because he doesn't belong and they live a better life than him. Though in a way Grendel's actions can be understandable because depression and angry can cause someone to do things they don’t normally do. With Grendel feeling this way his entire life it really affected him and caused him to do things out of spite. All in all

Grendel is big in size. He has the strength of any man. He is portrayed as being able to pick up full size men and eat them whole. Grendel only attacks at night when all the

The story of Cain, and the murderous rage he inflicts on his brother Abel is one that many remember because of the curse Cain receives from God. After lying to God about killing his brother, Cain can no longer live a fruitful and successful life. He and his descendants are cursed to misery and torment for his transgression. Grendel, one of the unfortunate descendants of Cain, is a prime example of biblical allusion in Beowulf. “He was spawned in that slime, / Conceived by a pair of those monsters born / Of Cain, murderous creatures banished / By God, punished forever for the crime / Of Abel’s death” (19-23). This description of Grendel attaches a stigma to him without giving him any real characteristics. Before he has even

“Beowulf resolves to kill the “lady monster”. Arriving at the lake under which she lives, Beowulf and his companions see serpents in the water and sea beasts on the rocks. The young hero kills one of the beast with an arrow and then prepares to fight with Grendel’s mother” (Beowulf). The author induces revenge by letting the reader know how Beowulf will choose to end the situation and why the author chose to the use consequences with revenge is to symbolize the character of Beowulf and how Beowulf is the heroic entity. -- (DEJA LITERARY EVIDENCE

Grendel , much like his ancestor Cain, is “the outcast from God and society, the eternal wanderer” (Cain & Ahasuerus) This state of misery and isolation makes Grendel the perfect symbol for the fallen mankind that has been separated from

The dragon’s desire to punish people is also clearly motivated, as he has been guarding the treasure hidden underground for many years and has not touched anyone “until the intruder unleashed his fury” (“Beowulf” 2280-1). So, only after a person’s attempt to steal the dragon’s precious thing does the dragon start his campaign against people. The poet emphasizes the dragon’s impatience when he keeps “circling and circling the outside of the mound” (“Beowulf” 2296-7) in search of a gold cup taken by the thief. A terrible monster that makes everyone scare wants to return the hoarde he has to guard, so it is possible to assume that the dragon is suffering from his inability to fulfill his duty and protect the treasure and wants to restore the previous stability and balance in the world where treasures should be hidden from human beings, since people are unable to resist their greed and envy at the first sight of priceless

Unwelcome to join in with the people of Heorot in their merriment, Grendel haunts them in the night, taking all joy out of the pleasures he can't enjoy. As the men lounge “insensible to pain / and human sorrow” (119-20), Grendel creeps amongst them, creating havoc and leaving “butchered corpses” (125) in his wake.

The main protagonist, Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose great hall, Heorot, is plagued by the monster Grendel. Beowulf kills Grendel with his bare hands and Grendel's mother with a sword, which giants once used, that Beowulf found in Grendel's mother's lair.

Beowulf appeared to fight the monsters purely to protect the Danes and Geats from further attacks. However upon closer inspection, Beowulf saw the fights against the monsters as an opportunity to gain a larger repertoire for himself. Grendel, the evil monster, had been savagely attacking the people under Hrothgar’s rule in Denmark because they built their banquet hall, Heorot, on top of Grendel’s underground home. The sounds from Heorot during feasts would be very loud and excruciatingly

Beowulf’s first battle is against Grendel in an attempt to help King Hrothgar of Denmark and the Danes. The king builds a great mead-hall known as Heorot, where his warriors can gather to drink, receive gifts from their lord, and listen to stories sung by the bards. All the noise and commotion angers Grendel, who is a horrible demon that lives in the swamplands of the king’s kingdom. Grendel is an outcast who desperately wants to be a part of the Danes. He is bitter about being excluded from the mead-hall festivities. As a result of his jealousy and loneliness, Grendel terrorizes the Danes every night, killing them and defeating their efforts to fight back. The Danes live in fear, danger, and suffer death from Grendel for many, many years. Eventually, word of the kingdom’s suffering at the hands of Grendel reaches Beowulf. He feels inspired by the challenge of defeating the monster and decides to help the Danes. The king holds a big feast to celebrate Beowulf’s help,

This “kin of Cain” Grendel could not endure the joy of the Danes and their celebration of God’s creation of the world. Consequently he attacked Heorot and killed 30 warriors the first night. Thus the reader sees a very serious external conflict between this monster and the Danish people. This situation brought about a serious internal conflict within their king, Hrothgar, who was totally frustrated by his inability to get rid of Grendel:

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