Corruption In Beowulf

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“...And you, you better run because I’m going to destroy you for what you’ve taken from me.”-Samantha Young. In Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel. The main characters are Beowulf , Grendel Unferth and the Danish King Hrothgar. Grendel is a monstrous creature that has been watching Herot for Twelve years. Grendel was always referred to as a monster. Beowulf goes to Herot. To see Hrothgar and talk to him. Then Unferth challenges Beowulf to kill and Grendel. Grendel’s mother gets very upset that Beowulf murders her son Grendel. Beowulf defeats Grendel’s mother and learns the scene with Grendel’s head so that he can have it as a trophy. The last battle was with a dragon with the help of Wiglaf. Beowulf gets hurt and the last thing that he asks Wiglaf to get him a treasure. Lastly, when dies the Geats build a tower in honor of Beowulf, Beowulf had always asked for one. Beowulf is simply all about revenge for example Grendel and …show more content…

Grendel was in pain and impatient because of all the noise that the warriors were making at the celebration. Which leads Grendel into the halls of Herot after the warriors were done drinking and silently asleep, and Grendel suddenly murders thirty men in there sleep. The narrator describes Grendel as a monster just wanting to kill the people and the warriors of Herot. Grendel is just annoyed and angry at this point, he is not able to rest in peace because of all the ruckus that is coming from the banquet hall of the Danish King Hrothgar. Grendel also wondered into the hall were the warriors were at just because of the curiosity and killed thirty men in there sleep. Revenge is shown in this piece in Beowulf by Grendel murdering thirty men in the halls of Herot because the noise of the celebration was annoying Grendel and lead Grendel to killing the men. Revenge is shown by Grendel killing the warriors which leads Unferth to challenging Beowulf to killing

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