Term Papers on Monsters

Term Paper Title	Monsters
# of Words	616
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.46

Monsters

             In many stories throughout ancient times, Monsters

have been the focus of the problems in one's society. These creatures

of the dark have always posed a certain threat to society. Further

monsters have been connected to features that are subhuman or

primitive animal like features. Beowulf, who's author is unknown, is an

epic poem which portrays these themes associated with monsters

during the pre Anglo-Saxon times where feudalism has dawned and

revolves around a lonesome hero from Geatland named Beowulf. In this

epic poem monsters are shown as beings which exhibit  the dark side of

man and bear features that are animal-like or grotesque, and later

showing how man shuns such beings. Throughout the poem three

monsters appear from the darkness. Grendel, a powerful monster

spawned from hell, Grendel's mother, a creature that brewed in a cold

murky lake, and the Dragon, a great beast who personifies death, are

monsters in this poem who exhibit these traits of darkness.



            The representation of evil where rage and wraith are involved

are most seen in the character of Grendel. The idea of rage and wraith

is seen as being linked to man's violent ways are embodied in him. The

Author states ".., living down in the darkness, growled in pain, impatient

as day after day the music rang loud in the hall, the harp's rejoicing"

(86-89),  exposes Grendel's great fury against this enjoyment. As

Grendel's character development increases, the narrator tells of Grendel's

features and origins which entails how he was ,"...spawned in that slime,

conceived of Cain, murderous creatures banished By God..." (104-107),

furthering the resentment of man, and man's will of getting rid of such

freakish creatures. The author's notation of Cain from the bible in the

line shows the dark side of ...

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