Beowulf & Grendel

The cultural values of Beowulf (Heaney) and Beowulf & Grendel (Gunnarsson) differ greatly in that the original characters in the book are not nearly as dynamic as they are in the movie. Beowulf, Hrothgar, and Grendel in the original poem contrast significantly, each with different characteristics, from their roles in the movie. Beowulf is a true hero in the poem. His character exhibits dominance, authority, and heroism; all the while his physical attributes include a large and stout figure and…

In Beowulf, Heaney makes a direct comparison between Grendel and Biblical Cain. The lineage of Grendel is a descendant of Cain’s Clan, Grendel came to pass after Cain kills his brother Able. The Lord cursed the demon, and exiles him to the swamplands where he lives outside the human race. Grendel is a very large, freakish evil creature that demonstrates great strength. He is very aggressive, dangerous demon that is out of control. Grendel has monster-like attributes with only a scarce hint of…

Grendel vs. Grendel The difference of culture from the 6th century to 2005 had changed greatly. Our values, appearances, and behavior have evolved and can be seen when contrasting the epic Beowulf and the movie Beowulf and Grendel. One way to contrast between the epic and the movie is through characters. The two characters that shows the most change between the two publications is Grendel, the troll, grinder of teeth and Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow. Grendel's behavior throughout this novel is that…

In two books “Grendel” and “Beowulf” the authors created two different point of views from the characters of Grendel and Beowulf. The book “Grendel” did a better job then “Beowulf”on how the reader gets an emotional adventure, how Grendel thinks that Beowulf isn’t the hero he is, and how the author get’s the reader feel “connected” to Grendel until the end of the book. In the book “Beowulf” itself, the people think of Beowulf as a hero to all. The book “Grendel” makes Beowulf seem like a…

Beowulf and Grendel tell similar stories from different perspectives. Grendel views the world with existential angst, while Beowulf views the world as his oyster. Both displayed high egos but Grendel’s was built from hatred while Beowulf’s was built from value. While both novels centered the plot on the battle of good and evil, Grendel went into detail on the nature of “the beast,” to show that his violence is stemming from loneliness and being misunderstood. Although different, both works show…

“evolved”. Not just in the means of appearance additionally, in the way we think. In Beowulf, the epic, we see a very different Beowulf and Grendel. In other words, we see two very different perspectives compared to the film Beowulf and Grendel. Morality is the main idea that distinguishes the two works through the comparison and contrast of both Beowulf and Grendel. In the epic, Beowulf, we see a heroic and God-like Beowulf. In the epic he is portrayed as almost invincible. He shows the…

gives you the opportunity to connect the dots and gain perception. However, in this case, the movie Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson, 2005.) added characters such as the witch, Grendel’s son, and the praised man, to emphasize that the world views from today greatly differ in regard to the complications of understanding the concept of good and evil. At the beginning of this movie, Gunnarsson displays Grendel as a kid promenading along the lines where the Danes had established their ground with…

changes to convey a new or different attitude. Such is the case within Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney, and Grendel, by John Gardner. Overall, Beowulf has a formal tone as it uses the third person narrative. For example, “Beowulf is my name” (Beowulf 343). The Anglo-Saxons, and others within their time frame, did speak like this. They valued a man’s language much like they valued his heroic qualities, if any. In contrast, Grendel takes on an informal tone with its first person narrative.…

Although Beowulf always gets all the attention for being being the good guy, Unferth should have won that praise. Unferth is more noble than Grendel or Beowulf because he displays courage through chasing after Grendel to fight him and save Heorot, he displays honor by challenging Grendel to a fair fight, perseverance through his constant attempts to continue fighting Grendel, and truthfulness through admitting he isn’t strong and he is probably going to lose. To a Viking, being honorable meant…

“Beowulf” and “Grendel” are two stories of the same events. From two completely different perspectives. The story of “Beowulf” paints Grendel as a horrible heartless monster. However this is completely untrue. Between the two stories Grendel is the real victim. This is because no one ever understood Grendel, or why he did the things he did. Grendel never had a good life, he was always perceived as a monster. His death was also completely undeserved, and unjustified. This all shows just how…