Evil, Death, Destruction

Term Paper Title	Evil, Death, Destruction
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Evil, Death, Destruction

Grendel's Narrative

     So the story tells of a being, not human nor animal or creature but that
of a so called demon named Grendel.  Grendel portrays a heartless, mindless,
murderous monster who kills for the simplest of all reasons, hate.  However,
the hate is not born or bred into Grendel; it is acquired by his lifetime of
dealing with an eternal hate towards him, a hate by the humans, formed by
the fear of Grendel.  Grendel's character is defined by his appearance, his
battle with mankind, and by the pain and longing that Grendel feels for his
absence from society.
     Grendel's appearance as a, "powerful monster," (line 24) is the
beginning of a series of descriptions that show Grendel to have a much darker,
sinister, pure evilness to him.  In line 38 Grendel's description turns from a
monster into, "a demon."  As Grendel's killing spree forges on, the story tells of
the bloody feud and how Grendel is seen.  In line 96 Grendel is described as
the, "shadow of death."  Grendel is seen as, "bloodthirsty and horrible."
     Grendel's hate is formed by pain caused by exile because the, "exile was
bitter." (line 45)  Grendel would, "growl in pain," (line 24) because he feels an
utmost impatience, for he can hear day after day the music ringing l...

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