Grendel

Grendel and the Monster for Frankenstein are very unique. They both are antiheros. The characters are lonely and just want friends and a companion to enjoy life with. Both of them are a little mislead and lose control when it gets tough for them. Grendel is an intelligent monster with very violent thoughts and actions. In the novel Grendel observes people and finds out that they are weak and worth less. In the novel it shows three phases of Grendel’s life. The first phase is his childhood when…

Beowulf is a great heroic story based on the people in the Roman Empire. Grendel is the most hated thing around, and the king of Danes does not like him at all. The people in Hrothgar’s Herot messed up his peace one night, and Grendel decided to take action. Hrothgar’s men woke up one morning and there was blood everywhere. Later, Beowulf was informed about his actions, and decided to handle it. Both Beowulf and Grendel put up a good fight, the fight included, strong and powerful hits, and blood…

Compare and Contrast (draft) Grendel and “The Monster” both feel as they’re completely alone in this world. They both just want to be happy and be around people who love them. Grendel says, “Why can’t I have someone to talk to?” (53). Both of the monsters have different problems in the stories but they both want the same exact thing, to be loved. Grendel could be considered as an outcast, who is unnatural from birth. From the moment The Monster comes to life he is also considered unnatural,…

In the movie Beowulf and Grendel the hero Beowulf is a modern version of what we as people picture a self-reliant. In Beowulf the Anglo-Saxon epic, the stories interpretation of what Anglo-Saxons believe was a way to earn one’s free will, make a name for oneself, and choose one's fate. Beowulf exists as one of the only characters in the book and movie who face the reality of trying to become his own person and having to live with the fact that until he becomes great he will live in his father's…

Many differences can be found between the film Beowulf and Grendel and the original epic. These differences range from adding multiple characters to getting more in depth about the origins of Grendel. They even go as far as making the great, godlike Beowulf merciful. This compassionate character comes about as the film progresses, but we see no change whatsoever in the Beowulf of the epic. This huge change in the protagonist reveals that our modern culture has altered greatly from the culture…

Beowulf and Grendel are alike because, Beowulf is a fighter and Grendel is a fighter. Beowulf and Grendel both know and have Christianity. They both died in battle. Grendel has Christianity his body .Grendel and Beowulf is different because Beowulf is a hero and Grendel is a monster. Beowulf is a strong as ever and Grendel is very too. Grendel is a monster and Beowulf is a soldier. Grendel is not just a blood-seeking monster also; he is intelligent and has characteristics of Beowulf. Grendel…

English III 22 November 2015 Comparison of the Grendel of Beowulf and Gardner's Grendel The story of Grendel written by John Gardner shows different image of Grendel than that of the poem Beowulf shows of him. Grendel is a beast-like creature that has a hand full of human qualities. In both stories it is not said exactly what type of animal Grendel is, nor does it tell exactly what Grendel looks like. The only idea that is given from the authors of Grendel is a small description. He…

Grendel, as expressed within the writings of “Beowulf”, is shown as a terrifying and horrendous, monster. However, there is not much backstory within “Beowulf” to fully infer that this is how Grendel truly is and how he truly acts. Within the story of “Grendel”, Grendel is shown as, not only a monster, but as a living thing that is coherent and thinks as a scholar does. Therefore, within John Gardner’s “Grendel”, Gardner is trying to make us sympathize with Grendel and his unfortunate life. For…

Grendel Versus Grendel Grendel can generally be described as a brutal monster, that to everyone's best guess came from the devil himself, however, we can see that there are differing descriptions of this violent, monstrous character. The depiction of Grendel in the novel by John Gardner, and the depiction of Grendel from the excerpt from Beowulf is mostly similar, both are seen as a brutal monster, but we see a more in depth analysis of who Grendel actually is specifically, in Gardner's…

epic hero and the dangerous monster. Grendel represents the epitome of an antagonist because he is an outcast, vicious, and cunning. Throughout the first poem, we learned how Grendel is an outcast. Grendel was a loner, hated, and feared by all men. [A powerful monster, living down in the darkness, growled in pain, impatient.](Beowulf, pg42) This showed us how Grendel was alone and in pain from not having anyone to talk to. As a reader, you can tell that Grendel was not like every man in the…