“Grendel came gliding, / girt with God’s anger,” (637). In using these words Grendel can be pictured as in human beast. There are further points made within the poem that show he is disgusting, “slash at the flesh, /bit through bones, /and lapped up the blood/ that gushed from veins/ as he gorged on gobbets,” (665-667). With this quote it’s very vivid what kind of monster he is seen as in the kingdom. It’s very one sided as the reader will discover there is no background information on Grendel and a reason for his actions.
Grendel, the first creature in the epic, was a beast driven mad by jealousy and envy. Grendel, described as a brute and a powerful demon, was “condemned as an outcast” and exiled for being a descendent of Cain (9). On top of having to deal
Grendel and Beowulf show a lot of the same characteristics, but they show a lot of differences in the way they act and respond to things. A reason Grendel and Beowulf are similar is because they both value family, and they both fight by themselves with no help, they both also value their reputation. In Grendel the similarity is that he was born a young monster who always explored, then events occurred that changed his views to more of a existentialism outlook. Grendel died a totally different person from the way he was born. The way he was raised plays a role on the way he still lives.
In chapter 10, the monster finally finds Victor and confronts him, Victor responds to this by saying:”begone, vile insect”. The imperative “begone” suggests to the reader that Victor is alarmed and frightening by the arrival of the monster as he abandoned him. The commanding word “begone” also suggests to the reader that Victor is the one in power as he is commanding the monster. Moreover, Victor is insulting the monster verbally as he refers to him as a “vile insect”. This could cause conflict between the creator and the created as Victor is repeatedly insulting the monster.
Christopher Metzger Period 1 Updated: 6/14/11 Dr. Diaz Is Evil Instilled Into Every Human at Birth? Many say human kind is inherently evil, that there is evil in all of us. William Golding strongly confirms this point in the book, The Lord of the Flies. The Lord of the Flies expresses what can happen to a man when there is not structure and little means of survival. The boys prove man to be inherently evil through control, mistreatment, and murder.
The other characters liken Richard “to wolves, to spiders, toads, or any creeping venom’d thing that lives.” Shakespeare portrays Richard as a monster and a beast. Richard’s monstrosity is symbolized in his appearance, which is “so lamely and unfashionable that dogs bark at” him, rather than accepting him as a fellow beast. Shakespeare portrays Richard as the devil, which
By reading both Grendel and Beowulf you are able to perceive how Beowulf and the humans see Grendel against how Grendel sees himself. In Beowulf, Grendel was a bloodthirsty force of destruction, and a ruthless beast. Constantly attracting Hrothgars mead hall and killing innocent for fun, Grendel's attack is described as "Suddenly then/ the God-cursed brute was creating havoc:/ greedy and grim, he grabbed thirty men/ from their resting places and rushed to his lair,/ flushed up and inflamed from the raid,/ blundering back with the butchered corpses" (Beowulf 120-125). Until Beowulf is called into take the place of the hero and put things back in order. Due to the fact that Beowulf is telling the story, were only able to see what he and the other humans see about Grendel and thus can only find a way to relate to those characters and only know what they and the author tell us.
What is going on? The monster may hate Victor, want to take vengeance on him, want to kill all his friends in gruesome and inhuman ways, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t love the guy. Of course, the other reason the monster turns on the water works is that Victor was his last connection to humanity. If you hadn’t noticed, the monster is one
David Guhl Mrs. Volz British Lit. 5 September 2012 Who is the real monster? There is child abuse going on all around the world, and the kids have done nothing to deserve it. In Mary Shelley's book Frankenstein, The Monster is like an abused child because Victor puts his creation through intense pain that the Monster did not deserve. Victor had no reason to put his creation though such pain he just did it through pure selfishness.
However, Grendel lacked humanness and remained as “the Creator had condemned” (line 107), in other words he become a ruthless creature. Grendel’s falling can be compared to devil’s fall. He worked evil into the world just as devil