Grendel and his mother:Human beings or Monsters
Human nature is found deep within all of living creatures. We all share the same characteristic and feelings; those of anger, jealousy, revenge, and loneliness. Throughout most famous literature, it seems that many antagonist possesses these qualities which leads to conflict. In the epic poem Beowulf the case is much the same for the antagonists,Grendel and his mother, who can be characterized by these qualities.In Charles W. Kennedy’s translation of the epic poem Beowulf, Grendel and his mother have more humanistic qualities than in being monsters. The first major character flaw that Grendel possesses is loneliness. Due to Grendel having “bore the curse of the seed of Cain/Whereby God punished the grievous guilt of Abel’s murder”(65-67) The …show more content…
“The mother of Grendel, a monstorous hag,Brooded over her misery, doomed to dwell In evil waters and icy streams… But rabid and raging his mother resolved On a dreadful revenge for the death of her son!”(815-818) Due to this asprocipaty, allows for the rage of the mother to go after the murder of her son. Grendel’s mother looks for avengeness for her son’s death and in doing so kills Hrothgar’s most trusted advisor and therefore goes to war with Grendel. In this retrospect, Grendel’s mother only looks for the avengess of her son and will do anything in regard to her son’s safety showing the motherly figure of the humanistic quality.
Both Grendel and his mother are monsters in the story of Beowulf. However, they are monsters with a substantial portion of humanity. Due to their exile from human society they live in a world afar from human contact and human socialization.In the end, Beowulf kills Grendel and his mother and finally; and sadly: for these creatures are still human beings with emotions, but doomed for their
Human nature is found deep within all of living creatures. We all share the same characteristic and feelings; those of anger, jealousy, revenge, and loneliness. Throughout most famous literature, it seems that many antagonist possesses these qualities which leads to conflict. In the epic poem Beowulf the case is much the same for the antagonists,Grendel and his mother, who can be characterized by these qualities.In Charles W. Kennedy’s translation of the epic poem Beowulf, Grendel and his mother have more humanistic qualities than in being monsters. The first major character flaw that Grendel possesses is loneliness. Due to Grendel having “bore the curse of the seed of Cain/Whereby God punished the grievous guilt of Abel’s murder”(65-67) The …show more content…
“The mother of Grendel, a monstorous hag,Brooded over her misery, doomed to dwell In evil waters and icy streams… But rabid and raging his mother resolved On a dreadful revenge for the death of her son!”(815-818) Due to this asprocipaty, allows for the rage of the mother to go after the murder of her son. Grendel’s mother looks for avengeness for her son’s death and in doing so kills Hrothgar’s most trusted advisor and therefore goes to war with Grendel. In this retrospect, Grendel’s mother only looks for the avengess of her son and will do anything in regard to her son’s safety showing the motherly figure of the humanistic quality.
Both Grendel and his mother are monsters in the story of Beowulf. However, they are monsters with a substantial portion of humanity. Due to their exile from human society they live in a world afar from human contact and human socialization.In the end, Beowulf kills Grendel and his mother and finally; and sadly: for these creatures are still human beings with emotions, but doomed for their