Unwanted Qualities In A Monster
Unwanted Qualities from the Monsters
Epic poems and tales give valuable information on how people were to attempt to live. They also give information on what a good person was supposed to be. In Beowulf, the poem tells us about certain qualities that we should not have. A monster that Beowulf was to defeat represents each of these qualities.
In the poem, there are three monsters. They each represent qualities that good humans should not have, while Beowulf can represent some of the qualities we should want. The first of the three monsters is Grendel. Grendel was an outcast in the Dane society. “He had dwelt for a time/ in misery among the banished.” (l. 104-105) He is a descendent of Cain, therefore expected to be evil. And when King Hrothgar had the mead-hall built, Grendel was unaware of it, and became jealous and envious when he found out. Grendel represents jealousy and envy. Because he will never become someone allowed in the mead-hall, something that can be seen as what......
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