![]() In the book, Grendel is explained as a descendant of Cain, the son of Adam that was cast out after killing Abel. As with other stories involving the displaced monsters, he watches but rarely ever involves himself in their lives, but when he does, it is disastrous. ![]() Naturally curious, he observes their growth from nomads to a feudal system with roads and order. She is a foul creature who has forgotten how to talk and is pathetic, which makes Beowulf's murder of her in Beowulf seem less heroic than the poem did.Īs a young monster, Grendel discovers a lake full of fire snakes and swims through it only to emerge in the land of humans. Grendel is a bear like a monster who lives with his mother on the outskirts of civilization. It is a way for them to prove their bravery. But they do use his cruelties as fodder for the sagas sung by their bards. Although, it is one sided since he can kill them but they can't kill him. ![]() Grendel declares war on the Danes and it continues for twelve years. These writers used monsters to make readers examine what it means to be human. In the way of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley and The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo, the monster is lonely and questioning his existence. ![]()
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