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Analysis Of Grendel In Beowulf

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Grendel is an infamous monster who has been invading the kingdom of Hrothgar and killing the king’s men. The townspeople are scared of Grendel because he is a ruthless killer. Throughout the story Grendel is constantly being portrayed as evil because he kills innocent people. In the beginning of Beowulf he was described as “ He was spawned in that slime conceived by a pair of those monsters born of cain, murderous creatures banished by God, punished forever for the crime of Ables death”. This shows how devil-like and insidious Grendel is as a character. Grendel is a biblical representation of evil. The author also predicts Grendel’s eventual defeat as he references to the bible. The pain and suffering he inflicts on people is the reason
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