Comparing Death And Grendel's 'Death In Beowulf'
Beowulf was written approximately in the late 800’s AD. The story of Beowulf is about the mysteries of the afterlife. Beowulf who is also the main character, had no fear of Grendel, an evil monster. It is because Beowulf believed that he and Grendel are called together by fate. Beowulf also showed his faith of the society when he told Hrogthgar that “Fate will unwind as it must”. After the death of Grendel, the soldiers did not feel mercy since they believed that Grendel was supposed to die and nobody can defy the destiny. Furthermore, the soldiers also thought that Grendel deserved to die because he was brutal.
Beowulf was published in the Anglo-Saxon Period which lasted from 449 AD o 1066 AD. At that time, the theme ‘death’, ‘afterlife’