Grendel

is was to be a true hero. This is by willingly going to battle with our own worst fears and enemies if it means bringing justice and hope to those around us. In the novel Grendel, descendent of Cain represents a living,…

with a legendary monster, Grendel, who has been terrorizing the Danes for years. Then moves on to rid the swamps of Grendel's mother, a terrifying work of evil. As Beowulf ages his final battle is to go up against a dragon, sleeping around a glorious treasure. Like the other battles Beowulf makes himself a legend. Strength, intelligence and courage; all things that define an epic hero and all qualities that Beowulf possess. His first major battle is with the Monster Grendel who has terrorized…

profession, dependability is Beowulf's directing goodness. Beowulf embodies the qualities of the ideal legend. The ballad investigates his valor in two separate stages—youth and age—and through three discrete and progressively troublesome clashes—with Grendel, Grendel's mom, and the monster. In spite of the fact that we can see these three experiences as articulations of…

my sword go where my feet were afraid to,..”. This example shows his responsibility, as well as loyalty to his lord. He mentions this because he is trying to set an example to Higlac to prove his loyalty to him, but his responsibility is to defeat Grendel; and he will do so with no weapons or armor. A third example that shows Beowulf’s true responsibility is at the end of the poem, line 843-845, when the Geats built a tower to honor him and the great sacrifices and victories he made over the…

against the monster Grendel. Many believe that if Beowulf can not emerge victorious, then no one else can. Thus, Beowulf essentially has the entirety of Heorot riding on his shoulders. If Beowulf falls by the hand of Grendel, then Heorot is believed to be doomed. Simultaneously, while this battle is of the utmost importance, it is also very dangerous, made even more so by Beowulf’s own volition. In addition to the epic power of Grendel, Beowulf not only resolves to fight Grendel alone, he also…

effect they have on Beowulf’s growth and development as the increasingly important warrior on whom his people depend; thus creating an underlying theme that determination breeds success. After Hrothgar's people have suffered under the blood lust of Grendel for 12 long…

that Beowulf puts his trust in God was the battle with Grendel. Beowulf explicitly stated that he will fight the demon with his bare hands and “whoever death takes / will have to trust in the judgement of God (Beowulf 440-441).” Grendel is a descendent of Cain and will never put his trust in God. Beowulf has faith in God and has shown it which is why he trusts that God’s judgment will be the right choice. Beowulf before the fight with Grendel “Trusted completely / in his proud strength and the…

people to carry it back to heorot. This shows us beowulf's great strength and that he is able to handle anything. Beowulf shows us his strength in the story when he defeated grendel, grendel's mother and the dragon. Showing us his strength because nobody else was able to do this. In the story Beowulf says “ I will rid Heorot of Grendel using only my bare hands. 'I hereby renounce sword and the shelter of the broad shield, the heavy war-board: hand-to-hand is how it will be, a life-and-death…

and fortune. When Beowulf hears of the horror and torment that the Danes have been suffering for years and years because of Grendel, he accepts the appointing of King Hrothgar to fight the brutal, bloodthirsty, demonic creature, Grendel. He confidently and devotedly takes the nearly impossible challenge and lays his life on the line for the Danes. In the mead-hall, after Grendel had destroyed his warriors right in front of his very…

fight alone and he lived through those fights. The first monster beowulf fights name is Grendel. Grendel would kill beowulf's townspeople and he was sent to go kill grendel. When the time finally came for beowulf to battle Grendel he realized that Grendel had no weapon but his hands. Beowulf then decided to make even so he fought with out his sword and used nothing but his bear hands. Beowulf and Grendel continue to fight until beowulf is winning and then rips off Grendel's arm only to send…