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    ever met” (Gardner 27). This quote is an example of why I think Grendel’s last words refer to a curse to mankind. Grendel believes mankind are the most dangerous and terrifying creatures out there and deserve to be cursed as they have treated him so bad. For example “But they were doomed‚ I knew‚ and I was glad. No denying it. Let them wander the fogroads of Hell” (Gardner 53). Grendel wishes

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    Burial and Grendel Beowulf

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    Story The main protagonist‚ Beowulf‚ a hero of the Geats‚ comes to the aid of Hrothgar‚ the king of the Danes‚ whose great hall‚ Heorot‚ is plagued by the monster Grendel. Beowulf kills Grendel with his bare hands and Grendel’s mother with a sword‚ which giants once used‚ that Beowulf found in Grendel’s mother’s lair. Later in his life‚ Beowulf is himself king of the Geats‚ and finds his realm terrorised by a dragon whose treasure had been stolen from his hoard in a burial mound. He attacks the

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    Grendel/Beowulf Grendel was strong and powerful monster. (line 1) He was so strong that he could rip men apart. Most men in the kingdom feared him. He was the most evilest monster in land.(line21-24) Even though many of the men in the kingdom didn’t know about his mother. The few men who knew were scared until Beowulf defeated Grendel. Hanging his arm in the pillar as a trophy. Grendel’s mother came to retrieve it and have some pay back. Beowulf followed her to the bottom of the lake to end the

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    beast‚ Grendel. But the book never specifies those details. In the epic poem‚ Grendel‚ the great beast‚ slays the Danes in the night‚ when everyone is asleep‚ so that none have a chance to challenge him. However‚ in the movie Grendel bursts into Heorot in the night‚ but the Danes are fully awake witnessing the slaughter Grendel delivers. The poem describes Grendel’s defeat by Beowulf using his only his bare hands and his might to rip off Grendel’s arm. The movie shows Beowulf grappling Grendel‚ and

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    Finding Humor in Grendel

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    The book Grendel by John Gardner is about a lonely‚ nihilistic beast that spends the story suffering through life and feeding its blood lust. Yes it is hilarious. If you don’t think my first two sentences go together‚ then you didn’t read Grendel. Despite the obvious drama and suffering that he story’s main character‚ Grendel‚ goes through John Gardner finds a way to put comedy into his work. Gardner‚ however‚ very rarely uses this comedy as a form of comic relief to lighten the story‚ if anything

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    Beowulf Theme Essay The poem Beowulf has many themes like Man vs. Supernatural‚ Revenge‚ and Good vs. Evil. These themes are all important to the entire story because Beowulf faces each conflict‚ there is different perspective of each theme. Beowulf is a poem about an epic hero named Beowulf‚ he is a brave and courageous young man who goes up against the story antagonists Grendel and Grendel mother. He doesn’t want to become a hero because of the riches he will gain but instead he wants to do it

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    • • • • • • A Truly Beautiful Mind Albert Einstein was born 14 March 1879 in the German city of Ulm. Albert’s mother thought that Albert was a freak. When Einstein finally learn to speak‚ he uttered everything twice Einstein’s playmates called him ‘Brother Boring’ He loved mechanical toys Looking at his newborn sister‚ he is said to have said- “ Fine but where are her wheels?” Albert Einstein at the age of three. • Einstein began learning to play the violin at the age of six‚ because

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    the Great considered a hero in other’s eyes? Back in the Danes their live many joyful citizens. Those citizens partied almost every night making the moment unforgettable. But there was one creature name Grendel who hated other’s excitement‚ so Grendel began torturing the people of the Danes. Grendel tortured them day in and day out until they feared him. Beowulf the text book version and movie is an emotional theme that is consist of violent content‚ standing along above all odds‚ and facing a heroic

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    Beowulf and Grendel can be compared and contrasted in various ways. Beowulf was a hero to the village who came to defeat the monster which was named Grendel. Grendel was the mean dangerous monster who was killing many villagers because of the harassing they were doing to him by annoying him. The village had kicked Grendel out of the village because he was a monster. Grendel was half human half monster. In this essay I will discuss how Grendel and Beowulf are alike and different‚ and how they were

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