Beowulf has a Christ-like behavior in his humility and charity. Beowulf understands the plight of the Danes that are being oppressed by the evil monster Grendel, just as Christ knew of the oppression of the Jewish people. Both set out on a venture to save their people. In order to save them from the monster, the Danes need a savior, and Beowulf through his desire to alleviate their suffering, comes to save them. One example of this when Hrothgar states, “Our Holy Father has sent [Beowulf] as a sign of His grace, a mark of His favor, to help us defeat Grendel and end that terror. (Line 381)” The idea throughout the poem of living right, of loyalty, and of being a good leader can all be seen as traits of Christ. Just as

Beowulf exemplifies Christ, Grendel mirrors Satan. Beowulf and Grendel represent the Christian beliefs of good verses evil. Grendel is referred to as a descendant of Cain who is described in the Bible as “the image of a man fallen from grace through sin.” Like Satan who is jealous of the happiness and joy that Adam and Eve have in the Garden of Eden, Grendel is jealous of the happiness and joy in Heorot. Grendel envies the fellowship and happiness he sees. He hates living in the underworld, cut off from the company of other men. He stalks the people and terrorizes them because he is jealous of their joy. This is similar to the devil when he was cast out of heaven and the joys that were there. He became jealous of mankind and to this day stalks people with temptations of evil Grendel, as with Satan, is an adversary of God and poses a great challenge to Beowulf.

In conclusion, the author of Beowulf was very effective in using Christian elements in his poem. “A poet leaves his mark on a poem through the techniques he uses.” Although the writer of Beowulf is unknown it is believed that he was a monk. And while the Christian ideas in the story may not have been apart of the original, they certainl

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