Good and evil, the two things that sit on your shoulders. Evil is the opposite of good. It is defined as profoundly immoral and malevolent. Many factors go into determining how one may define this word. Isiah 5:20 says, “Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.” Someone may not recognize evil and have been raised through evil acts but it does not make it better. Each reader has to determine if Grendel fits the part for “evil” and how to respond to it. In this story Grendel’s evil shoulder speaks louder than the good. Grendel’s unconscious but superior attitude, vain personality, and manipulative acts suggest evil. Grendal watches
