Grendel's mother

The monster and Beowulf fight and ends with Beowulf victorious due to him ripping off Grendel’s arm. However, during the celebration of Beowulf’s victory, Grendel’s mother seeks revenge. The mother-monster attacks and claims the life of some of Hrothgar’s men. So Beowulf immediately sets forth on another quest to avenge the fallen warriors, without thinking twice about his capabilities of beating a more advanced monster. Beowulf eventually finds the mother in her underwater cave. However, this time he finds his sword failing to cut through the monsters rough skin. Once again Beowulf ultimately wins when he stumbles upon a sword forged by a giant, but his fight with Grendel’s mother was not so easily won. Stories of Beowulf’s victories spread…

Both Grendel and Grendel's Mother are the main story's antagonists. Although Grendel's mom is a woman, she was presented as a "moral enemy," who Beowulf "So must a man do who intends to gain enduring glory in combat. Life doesn't cast him a thought," (1534-1536) and that being said she is equal to a man. I firmly believe Grendel's mother is more refined as an antagonist more so than Grendel. Her anger is attributed to what Beowulf has done to her son, "she pounced upon him and pulled out a…

Throughout his story, Beowulf is portrayed as a mighty warrior who has a history of overcoming his adversaries with relative ease. However, when comparing his first battle against Grendel and second battle against Grendel’s Mother, it is evident to the reader that the latter was more challenging. Beowulf struggled much more in his second battle for one simple reason: his foe was far more treacherous. One noteworthy contrast between the two battles is the motive of Beowulf’s opponents.…

who battles three demons, Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a nasty dragon. Grendel is a monster who killed people for their blood. Beowulf pretended to sleep so he could trick Grendel and kill him so no one else would die. Grendel’s mother was not happy that Beowulf killed Grendel. Grendel’s mother killed a friend of Hrothgar, the king. Beowulf went to Grendel’s mother and killed her without any weapons. 50 winters later a dragon was terrorizing the Geats, so Beowulf had a duty to go and kill the…

poet of Beowulf takes on an ironic turn as Grendel’s mother takes on the mighty Beowulf. We can see in current society that women are being looked down on as inferior to their male counterparts. This is not new to us, as women have fought for equal rights for over a century. The poet thinks no differently as he imposes a societal commonality on the female “monster,” only to turn around and present her in a manner in which she puts on a greater fight against Beowulf than her son. She exudes a…

In the epic poem, Beowulf, the hero battles three formidable enemies: the monstrous Grendel, his horrifying mother, and the dragon. Each Battle has its own unique weapons and outcomes. Against Grendel, Beowulf uses his bare hands. However, Grendel’s mother is a more difficult problem because not only is she more powerful than her son, but she is also lives under water in a fiery lake protected by sea monsters. Beowulf’s age and prowess as a hero are in decline. His physical and perhaps his…

The character that I have chosen to write about today is Grendel's Mother. Grendel's mother is also a very evil person like Grendel and she was crazy and aggressive. Grendel's mother has gotten into a fight with Beowulf and even though she lost to Beowulf she gave Beowulf a very hard time in the battle. With all the power that Beowulf had, some power did not work and it was making Beowulf more mad. She gave him wounds and gave him damage in this battle. Grendel's mother was also known as a "She…

Throughout Beowulf there is an ever-present struggle between humans and monsters, civilisation and the uncivilised, however the way that Grendel’s mother is presented is a stark contrast to Grendel’s barbaric brutality, and we almost sympathise with her despite her role as an antagonist. Although Grendel’s mother “pounced upon [Beowulf]” (1545) in an animalistic fashion, her using a “broad, whetted knife” (1546) to attack him humanises her; unlike Grendel, who ripped men apart and ate them,…

The topic I am covering is the battle with Grendel’s mother. With the sorrow over her son’s death Grendel’s mother decides to avenge her son. Grendel and his mom are both monsters who live in a foul cave outside of human civilization. Grendel discovered the humans and did not like them because they were un civilized and cruel. Upset with the human’s ways, Grendel starts a war with the humans that lasted somewhere around 12 years. After the humans kill Grendel, his mom discovers this and is…

The Dichotomy of Grendel’s Mother in Beowulf In his chapter “The Might of Grendel’s Mother” from the book Beowulf and Celtic Tradition, author Puhvel argues that the character of Grendel’s mother is dichotomously written insofar that she is at once a fighter and defender, but is simultaneously inferior to her son. At the same time, women are portrayed as creatures to be feared throughout the land, yet they are written as being primarily peacemakers. As taken from an Anglo-Saxon text by Curtin…