Essays Tagged: "Grendel"

Beowulf

was simply defined based on outer appearances and actions. The author of Beowulf described the evil Grendel as a fearsome monster: 'He(with sharp claws)...snatched up thirty men, smashed them.' For th ... arsome monster: 'He(with sharp claws)...snatched up thirty men, smashed them.' For the same reason, Grendel's mother was also considered evil although she merely wanted to revenge her son. The last ev ...

(2 pages) 51 0 4.2 Jul/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Beowolf - a literary super hero

him and the rest of the Anglo-Saxons is that he possesses extreme amounts of physical power. Grendel, the antagonist of the story, was feared by all men. He ate humans and attacked them in thei ... s feared by all men. He ate humans and attacked them in their sleep. Many men had attempted to kill Grendel, but until Beowulf, no man had ever succeeded. "...so Grendel ruled, fought with the righteo ...

(2 pages) 87 0 4.3 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Critique of Beowulf on the time diminishing aspects

s with them all as a new way of proposing christianity into the theme of the story. The reason that Grendel becomes outraged is that the bard in the mead hall is singing a song that has to do with cre ... traged is that the bard in the mead hall is singing a song that has to do with creation. This shows Grendel's apparent disregard for God and he proceeds to go to the hall and capture men and eat them ...

(2 pages) 59 0 4.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Anglo-Saxon Ideal Code of Conduct in Beowulf

isDanish lands. However, this king faces many problems due to the disturbances of amonster known as Grendel. As an Anglo-Saxon warrior of the time, Beowulf hears ofthis creature and journeys through t ... xon warrior of the time, Beowulf hears ofthis creature and journeys through the hero's path to kill Grendel. Through this journey,Hrothgar and Beowulf reconstruct the code of conduct of an ideal Anglo ...

(2 pages) 62 0 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Beowulf

perhero around, just like Beowulf was in the Middle Ages. First, a little background. In the story, Grendel had been stomping around the land, ripping people to shreds and eating them. Beowulf, a nota ... otable hero of the time, was called in to stop him. And, as heroes almost always do, he wins. Then, Grendel's mother shows up to exact revenge on Beowulf for the death of her son, but she is similarly ...

(3 pages) 92 0 2.1 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

John Gardner's novel, "Grendel". Gives the reader a new perspective on the classic 'good vs. Evil'

John Gardner's novel Grendel give the reader a new perspective on the classic 'good vs. Evil' plot. From the start of the ... e reader. This, of course, forces the reader to analyze situations in the book in the same way that Grendel does. By using this viewpoint, the author allows his readers to see the other side of the co ... coin. Therefore, throughout the course of the novel the reader is able to understand how important Grendel is in defining the humans.Grendel's first encounter with the human beings that he literally ...

(3 pages) 78 0 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Beowulf, the one who will be king

made evident by the opposing forces of the poem. The initial opposing force arrives in the form of Grendel, a vile creature who's rampages mirror that of a modern serial killer. As the poem draws tow ... hed from outside, entered, and then killed two girls and wounded two others.Just as Bundy had done, Grendel watched and surveyed from the distance. He waited outside the great hall, listening to the m ...

(3 pages) 65 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Beowulf-Hero

he epic story of Beowulf, the hero is Beowulf. He shows physical strength in the story by defeating Grendel. In line 219 of Grendel's mother, it tells how Beowulf killed her. "?cut it through, broke b ... his battles. His intelligence is far above any others. He used the sword made by the giants to kill Grendel's mother. In lines 210-222, it describes how he was quick and saw the sword "hammered by gia ...

(2 pages) 50 0 3.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

A review of "Beowulf"

Otherwise, in times of happiness and rejoicing, theyworship their one, almighty, Christian God.When Grendel is attacking Herot, and it's people think they are in their greatest danger,the people of He ... The rest of thepassage shows that it was because of the doubt and fear, instilled in the people by Grendel, thatthe people of Herot regressed back to their old gods. The use of the word 'heathen' sho ...

(3 pages) 78 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Characteristic of Grendel in John Gardner's book, "Grendel"

Grendel is an unhappy soul in John Gardner's book 'Grendel', because he feels useless in society and ... e he feels useless in society and doesn't want to accept his given role. Throughout this whole book Grendel feels he has no friend in the outside word and no one to except him besides his own mother. ... ant to except his role in society which is to be the Great Destroyer. Man creates a huge problem in Grendel's life and has had a major effect on the way he lives with man.Grendel is unhappy in many wa ...

(2 pages) 80 1 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Hero's Epic, Beowulf

iteration. Also, it gives wondrous supernatural beings as in God, and even of powerful creatures as Grendel. On the other hand, it has human struggles and afflictions.The very first element that is di ... rectly. Line 241 describes darkness or night by stating how the moon hangs. Also line 325 describes Grendel in two different kennings as one form of evil.Every hero has their way of fighting evil or p ...

(2 pages) 70 0 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Beowulf, explaining why the story Beuwulf is a traditional early english epic

iants ,' which proves the great strength that Beowulf had. When Beowulf talked about going to fight Grendel , he denied himself the use of a sword because he wanted a fair hand-to-hand fight with Gren ... ps ,' said Beowulf as he told a story to one of Hroathgars' retainers. When Beowulf talked of where Grendel lived he said ,'These two live in a little known country with wolf-slopes , windswept headla ...

(2 pages) 44 0 4.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

In the following essay, the poem Beowulf is analyzed to determine if Grendel and his mother are humans or monsters.

Subject: How Human are Grendel and his Mother?Although a cursory analysis of the poem may lead oneto see Grendel and his mo ... cond to live as pariahs in thewilderness. Furthermore, I will show by proceedingapodictically, that Grendel and his mother have anintrinsic sense of morality and virtue that is rareamong most humans; ... adybecause if the rubber band of rhetoric ain't malleable,it's gonna burst! Although God knows that Grendel andhis mother are inherently virtuous and desire toreconcile their differences with him, he ...

(5 pages) 106 0 3.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

In the story Beowulf there are many monsters. The explanation of what accounts for Grendel's evil can be shown by the author's figure of speech.

In the story Beowulf there are many monsters. Grendel happens to be one of the main characters whom Beowulf fights and conquers. The explanation o ... e one of the main characters whom Beowulf fights and conquers. The explanation of what accounts for Grendel's evil can be shown by the author's figure of speech.One way the author uses figure of speec ... ay the author uses figure of speech is through imagery. In the first part of the story it describes Grendel's relentlessness. "He slipped through the door and there in the silence snatched up thirty m ...

(2 pages) 42 0 4.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Beowulf

e distinction. The epic tells the story of a hero, a Scandinavian prince named Beowulf, who defeats Grendel, a monster and a descendent of Cain, and tells us about his adventures in fighting Grendel's ... ves his true wealth and status through his deeds as defender of the Danes. As he fights and defeats Grendel, Beowulf earns fame and wealth from his companions and from the Danes, but more importantly, ...

(4 pages) 112 1 4.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Analysis of John Gardner's Grendel as being an illustration of the shattered innocent/fallen from grace archetype, as well an accurate depiction of human nature

e broken, they often feel personally betrayed by that. This is the idea expressed in John Gardner's Grendel. In this story, Gardner illustrates what can happen when everything a person believes is cha ... ates what can happen when everything a person believes is challenged and how they may react to that.Grendel, in this story, represents the common man. He is not overly intelligent, but nor is he stupi ...

(3 pages) 57 0 5.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Beowulf vs. Beowulf. This essay goes into detail about who Beowulfs real enemy is.

examine the entirety of the legend, Beowulf's descent into death begins shortly after his defeat of Grendel. Beowulf's real enemy seems to exist within himself as two obsessions: to be the best man of ... wulf's feet running in the direction. This virtue of loyalty appears most clearly in the fight with Grendel and shortly after with Grendel's mother.Trouble is brewing among the Danes, a giant monster ...

(4 pages) 156 0 4.2 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Grendel and Cain and how they relate in "Beowulf"

Grendel and CainIn the story of Beowulf you get a glimpse of many different themes throughout this e ... sters, demons, and multiple gods. The most striking of these biblical comparisons is viewed between Grendel (the protagonist, evil rival of Beowulf) and Cain (the evil brother of Able). In the Old Tes ... anished from the Garden of Eden by God. His actions proved to have a dramatic effect on the life of Grendel and the choices he makes throughout his life until his epic struggle for victory over the Ge ...

(6 pages) 43 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

The Comparison of Beowulf and the Gladiator

aracteristics of evil is defined as the act of being wicked, which resembled the characteristics of Grendel and Commodus. Grendel and Commodus both were wretched.Beowulf was a powerful warrior who fou ... was a powerful warrior who fought Grendel, as to Maximus was a mighty warrior who battled Commodus. Grendel was jealous of the people in Herot Hall, because he had no one to associate with. He lived d ...

(1 pages) 61 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

John Gardner's novel "Grendel" which parallels the epic poem Beowulf.

to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game" (Henry Beecher). In John Gardner's novel Grendel, a modern twist on the epic poem Beowulf, the Dragon epitomizes this definition of cynicism. ... sdain towards creatures he finds despicable and trivial. This scornful attitude reveals itself when Grendel says, "[the dragon] laughed, spoke, and broke my fall not as a kindness to me but because of ...

(3 pages) 43 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature