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Grendel attacks Herot Hall because he is angered since he can not join in the rejoicing and celebration which happens regularly. Grendel, a descendant of Cain and has the mark of Cain which passes on the murderous rage which seeks to kill. Grendel seeks to destroy what Herot Hall represents, community and bonds of peace. Grendel is a demon who represents the evil which is fostered in the land of the Danes which has been passed down through the generations “... a fiend out of Hell, began to work his

From Beowulf The Battle with Grendel, p. 415 1. Find three details that reinforce the idea of Grendel as a force of evil, and copy the lines. Grendel came, hoping to kill Intended to tear the life from those bodies Snapping life shut. 2. Why does Beowulf allow one of his followers to be taken by Grendel before he attacks? He wanted to analyze how Grendel fights before he attacks. 3. On p. 417, there are setting details about Herot hall. Find two details that explain the setting, and copy

15 men arrive in the area close by Grendel by sea. Grendel gets very excited with this occurrence. “I am mad with joy. - At least…I rest my ear to it…” (Gardner, 151)Grendel feel’s the presence of these strangers before he sees them, and they happen to be the reason why Grendel felt so anxious the night before. The reader should know by now (though Grendel does not) that the uneasy leader is clearly Beowulf. He is ecstatic that he has something

cannot be controlled. The word “monster” has connotations of fear and oppression. In the epic, Beowulf, I recognized Grendel was the epitome of a “monster”. Grendel’s actions illustrated his fervor for blood and hate towards man. For instance, my first passage on lines 1-7, introduce Grendel as “A powerful monster, living down in the darkness”. The following lines tell the reader, Grendel “growled in pain” as the godly music played on the harp and “rang loud in that hall”. The last lines of the passage

Revenge causes many of the acts of characters in Beowulf. It is a prominent theme throughout the book. Most of the acts revenge causes are battles between two characters, resulting in a death. These events include Grendel attacking Heorot, Beowulf killing Grendel, Grendel’s mother killing Aschere, and Beowulf attacking Grendel’s mother. Revenge in Beowulf helps provide context for the fighting and killing throughout the book. The Finn Episode represents the theme of revenge throughout the entire

from two novels, Grendel by John Gardner and Eaters of the Dead by Michael Cricthon. Beowulf also came up with movie form in 2007 which is starting Angelina Jolie as Grendel’s mother. Beowulf has two main setting; Heorot, a Danish hall, Beowulf’s Kingdom. The plot begins when Beowulf heard that Heorot, the hall which is built by King Hrohtgar, attacked by a monster known as a Grendel. Beowulf and his warriors travel by sea to Heorot. After he arrives at Heorot, he fights with Grendel hand by hand and

confronted with. One method Beowulf used, to find and kill Grendel, was with the element of surprise and with his bare hands. Beowulf’s method and plan to kill Grendel was to lure him to him, surprise Grendel, and finally, attack and kill Grendel. Beowulf lured in Grendel by staying in the Mead Hall, where he knew Grendel would search for something to kill. Then, to get Grendel distracted, he sacrificed one of his own warriors to get eaten so Grendel would have his focus on the warrior he was eating and

constantly new elements of Grendel’s life in John Gardner’s Grendel that make it more difficult for Grendel to believe there is a meaning to life . Miscommunication is important in Grendel because it keeps a constant conflict between the Danes and Grendel. Hatred is important because it causes Grendel to repeatedly attack the mead hall, which increases the Danes’ hatred for Grendel. John Gardner shows how miscommunication drives hatred. Grendel, the man-eating monster, decides he wants to show himself

more accurately, non-violence between Grendel and the Danes, until there is a precipitating event causing this equilibrium to be disrupted. This event is Hrothgar's construction of Heorot, because it is the mirth in this mead hall that causes Grendel to rise from the mere. The motion associated with this rising from the mere is upward, and, thus, the up/down balance is broken. The result is a twelve-year reign of terror during which Grendel viciously attacks the Danish people. Eventually, the hero

hands. Beowulf is the prince of the geats, and he is called upon to fight a monster named “Grendel” who has been attacking for 12 years. Grendel attacks out of jealousy, anger, and hatred. The king of the deans called for beowulf the kill the monster. Beowulf gets there and wait grendel out while everyone sleeps. Beowulf sees grendel walk in and grendel takes one of beowulf’s men and tear him apart. Then, grendel goes for beowulf, beowulf grabs his hand and beings to fight back, and