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    Beowulf Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Comprehension The questions below refer to the selections “from Beowulf‚ Part One‚” “from Grendel‚” “Life in 999: A Grim Struggle‚” and “from Beowulf‚ Part Two.” ____ 1. Beowulf slays Grendel in order to — |a. |save Hrothgar and the Danes from the monster | |b. |prevent Grendel from invading the

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    Motifs in Grendel

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    Throughout John Gardner’s novel‚ Grendel‚ there are many literary tools and compositional risks used to support the overall meaning of the story and to show change in the main character‚ Grendel. One compositional risk that Gardner uses extremely effectively is motif. A motif is defined as recurring structures‚ contrasts‚ or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the piece’s major themes. The most effective motif Gardner uses over the course of the novel is the recurring references

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    God and Grendel

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    Brit Lit Beowulf Research Paper Good Vs. Evil Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic poem. The poem was written in England but it is set in the Scandinavian country. The time period is between the 5th and 6th centuries‚ but was written between the 8th and 11th centuries. Beowulf is noted to be the most famous of epic poems‚ especially in the Anglo-Saxon works of literature. All things in the world boil down to being either of the two‚ good or evil. In the story Beowulf good and evil

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    The Battle With Grendel

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    his followers leave Herot‚ and Beowulf and his warriors remain to spend the night. Beowulf reiterates his intent to fight Grendel without a sword and‚ while his followers sleep‚ lies waiting‚ eager for Grendel to appear. THE BATTLE WITH GRENDEL 235 Out from the marsh‚ from the foot of misty Hills and bogs‚ bearing God’s hatred‚ Grendel came‚ hoping to kill Anyone he could trap on this trip to high Herot. He moved quickly through the cloudy night‚ Up from his swampland‚ sliding silently

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    The Battle with Grendel Summary: As the Danes slumber‚ another sinister monster trudges toward Heorot. It is Grendel’s mother‚ who is also dammed to spend eternity in the dark moors. She has passed the day mourning for her dead son‚ and she comes to Heorot seeking vengeance for his death. When she bursts into Heorot‚ the warriors awake and grab their weapons. She is not as strong as her son is‚ but she still is strong enough to devour one warrior and snatch the arm down from its place on the

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    Grendel Essay

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    In both works‚ Beowulf and GrendelGrendel himself is generally given the same connotations. He is given kennings‚ called names‚ referred to as the evil spawn of Cain‚ and even viewed as a monster; but why? Why in both books is he a wicked‚ horrible‚ person who is harshly excluded from everyone? After stumbling upon John Gardner’s book‚ it was halfway expected that some excuse would be made for Grendel; that he wasn’t really the inexorable monster the thanes in Beowulf portrayed him as. But all

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    Macbeth and Grendel

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    an evil individual. Evil is typically perceived as the dualistic opposite of good. While many characters in literature throughout history are conceived as evil‚ two distinct characters stand out from the rest; Macbeth in Shakespeare’s definitive tale Macbeth and Grendel in the legendary masterpiece Beowulf. These two literary figures both exemplify traits of gullible ambition‚ avaricious guilt‚ and true wickedness. The two pieces of literature depict the terrible effects that these traits‚ as well

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    Out from the marsh‚ from the foot of misty              Hills and bogs‚ bearing God’s hatred‚              Grendel came‚ hoping to kill  395     Anyone he could trap on this trip to high Herot.              He moved quickly through the cloudy night‚              Up from his swampland‚ sliding silently              Toward that gold-shining hall. He had visited Hrothgar’s              Home before‚ knew the way—  400     But never‚ before nor after that night‚              Found Herot defended so firmly

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    Is Grendel Evil?

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    is the cause of most human misery‚ and prevents peace on earth. In John Gardner’s book Grendel‚ the retelling of the ages old story Beowulf‚ further blurs the line between good and evil. Circumstance and perhaps a confused view of reality allow the monster‚ Grendel‚ to conceivably defend his evil beliefs. In order to better understand evil‚ using Grendel as a guide‚ I intend to attempt to justify it. Grendel is born a neutral being‚

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    Grendel Analysis

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    a human. The first example is from lines 407-8‚ “He strode quickly across the inlaid/floor‚ snarling and fierce.” This quote shows Grendal making snarling noises‚ only those a monster would make. This only just establishes the illusion. The second example is from line 428‚ “Clutched at Beowulf with his claws.” In this quote‚ Grendal is shown to have claws‚ something a human does not have‚ further establishing the monster persona for Gendel. The last example is from line 445‚ “The infamous killer

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