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Grendel

Grendel. A Character Analysis. Vocabulary. Malignant “Malignant by nature” Line 137 Cain’s Clan “He had dwelt a time in misery among the banished monsters, Cain’s clan” Line: 106 Merciless

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Grendel

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  1. Grendel A Character Analysis

  2. Vocabulary • Malignant • “Malignant by nature” Line 137 • Cain’s Clan • “He had dwelt a time in misery among the banished monsters, Cain’s clan” Line: 106 • Merciless • “He was numb with grief but got no respite for one night later merciless Grendel struck again with more gruesome murders. Line 134 • Demon • “Grendel was the name of this grim demon” Line 102

  3. Characterization • Grendel acts cowardly when he has to put up a fight: “the dread of the land was desperate to escape, to take a roundabout road and flee to his lair in the fens.” Line 761-763 • Most characters are scared of Grendel: “Whoever escaped kept a weather-eye open and moved away.” Lines: 142-142. • Grendel does not care about humans:“Malignant by nature” Line 137 • Acts Villainous: “…greedy and grim, he grabbed thirty men from their resting places and rushed to his lair…” Lines 122-123

  4. Imagery • Image of an inhuman monster • “Demon” • “Then a powerful demon, a prowler through the dark, nursed a hard grievance” Line 86-87 • “God-cursed” • “Suddenly the god-cursed brute was creating havoc.” Line 120-121

  5. Symbolism • Cain’s clan • Cain = 1st murderer (in Bible) • “he had dwelt for a time in misery among the banished monsters, Cain’s clan” (104-106) • Grendel is dehumanized • “fiend out of hell” (100), “Malignant by nature” (137), “God-cursed brute” (121) • Less of a character, more of a plot device/metaphor • Only described as evil (malignant) • Does Grendel represent evil? • Grendel terrorizes Heorot • Heorot is where the king gives out rewards and where people go for a safe place to sleep • “Nor did he renege, but doled out rings and torques” (80-81), “he came upon them, a company of the best asleep from their feasting” (118-119, regarding the Geats) • Does Heorot represent society? • Grendel terrorizing Heorot = evil terrorizing society? • Beowulf = allegory about society • What keeps society from crumbling? • Does Grendel’s character represent the evil of man posing a threat to our society?

  6. Tone • Vocabulary • Dehumanizes Grendel • Characterization • Everyone fears and hates Grendel • Grendel is characterized as evil • Imagery • Paints Grendel as a monster rather than a man • Symbolism • Grendel is the evil ripping society apart • The evil of man will destroy society if left to do its work

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