Saturday, September 4, 2010

description of Grendel's appearance

Grendel, one of the antagonists in the epic poem Beowulf, is feared by all but Beowulf. He is violent, fierce, and monster-like. Although the poem doesn't give the exact description of his appearance, personally I think that Grendel is a bipedal monster with human body parts. Furthermore, he must be incredibly huge with sharper teeth than humans , enough to pierce through the body of his prey. Grendel must have been like any other monster creatures; although he is scary-looking and feared by humans, he isn't keen but rather foolhardy that humans eventaully outsmart him. Moreover, Grendel is believed to be a "human gone wild." The descriptions in the poem reveals the physical characteristics of humans such as hair and neck.

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