The satire that I found within Grendel and Beowulf was that Grendel and Beowulf as well as the rest of the thanes, were always fighting but mentally in the end were fighting for the same thing. Even though Grendel is antisocial and isolates himself from all lifeforms, as opposed to Beowulf who prides himself in fighting for his people, they were at the same time duplicates of one another. Arriving to the satire in Grendel, which was also brought out in the story of Beowulf, was that all thanes wanted to die an honorable death and that was in battle. This in turn brought the main conflict of both stories, which was that enemies like Grendel and Beowulf would rather die themselves than to have their counterpart die honorably. Ultimately, the man with the most physical strength and stamina wins the battle. In essence, the satire was brought out when Grendel was compared to Beowulf and vice versa.
Thus, these two stories really go hand in hand as to how there was a common driven passion among all the character therefor leading to the conflict. The satire brought out in Beowulf was differently brought in Grendel with a different extent as to how extreme the situation was. These forms of satire brought out within both stories worked well together to emphasize a specific idea indirectly said in both stories. Thus, the satire in both stories complimented one another giving a better understanding of the significance of dying honorably.
Taking an example from Grendel will proove how the reader can find satire in a situation not as extreme as the one in Beowulf. Midway through Grendel, when Grendel was starting chaos among his enemies and before his major battle, Unferth follows him to his home. Since no one knows that Unferth has followed Grendel, you can assume at this point how taking such a risk of putting yourself out th
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