Analysis Of Grendel's '17 Paraphrases'

n my opinion, the best of the 17 paraphrases is number 16. It states ¨Hrothgar was grieving for 12 winters after Grendel’s first attack. Grendel grew more and more hateful of Heorot. Angry at all of the Danes so he continued to kill the people of Dane for no reason. He couldn’t touch Hrothgar because he was protected by God, a love Grendel never knew”. The last line in this sentence really sticks out to me and shines a light on how Grendel felt and how his boiling jealousy always consumed him. Not only does this give a brief understanding as to what the passage states but it also includes inferences and known information unlike some of the other examples. The paraphrase was also not a summary and it lets the readers know that the writer understands