... other scholars such as Andy Orchard disagree with this claim, and believe that there is "something deeply human about the 'monsters'". While Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon are indeed portrayed as evil and violent foes, there are parts within Beowulf that can also lead a reader to believe that ... 83, strange case). According to Bob, she "acts in accordance with the standard Germanic code of blood-revenge," (Might of Grendel's Mom, 83). If Grendel's mother is considered monstrous and evil for committing an act of revenge, than what can we say of Beowulf and the men who ......

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... me rise from the darkness of war, dripping with my enemies" blood." Basically this statement reveals that the people believe that Beowulf is capable of defeating Grendel because they observe him in action in the same way that people adhered to the power of Christ based on the miracles that he performed. The first ... impression that the reader perceives of Grendel is that he is "that demon, that fiend, who haunted the moors, the wild marshes, and made his home in a hell, not hell but ... earth." This immediately reveals that Grendel is a creature of darkness that thrives on depraved ple...

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