Characteristic of evil based on Beowulf
Characteristics of evil
In the Anglo Saxon poem, Beowulf, Hrothgar’s Kingdom is attacked by a monster who is killing many villagers. King Hrothgar, desperate for a solution, seeks help in another kingdom and Beowulf comes. In the story, the conflicts between good and evil are the main aspect. It shows how good and evil are opposite forces, or traits, that live inside of humans. Evil is defined as being profoundly immoral and malevolent. It is shown through the battles and is represented by Grendel and his family.
Grendel is a monster that lives in a dark swampland. He comes “out from the marsh, from the foot of misty hills and bogs” (line 2). Only with his habitat description, the reader assumes he is an evil character. Later on, when described as “god’s hatred” (line 3), the reader knows for sure that this evil force is so mean that even the one person that can love unconditionally hates him. Grendel is a monster full of resentment, angry and fierce. His “eyes gleamed in the darkness” (line 17), “his mind was hot” (line 23), he had “swift hard claws” ( line 29) and “powerful jaws” (line 32). His skin couldn’t be scratched and he “bewitched all spells” (line 93). His physical description shows a horrid being with a supernatural anatomy. Grendel, not only had a disgusting appearance but an evil soul. “Grendel came hoping to kill” (line 4), and showing his hatred for humans. It is a clear example of his evil actions. How dark a soul and mind must be to kill without regret, just pure pleasure. It shows his insensitive and cruel character. When Beowulf defeats Grendel, the kingdom celebrated nonstop, “they gaped with no sense of sorrow, felt no regret for his suffering” (line 132). For a whole kingdom to celebrate without compassion, it means that Herot was tormented by Grendel for years. They truly hated Grendel.
After Grendel’s death, his mom appears ready to avenge him. Grendel’s mom was “ the greedy she wolf who’d ruled those waters for half a
In the Anglo Saxon poem, Beowulf, Hrothgar’s Kingdom is attacked by a monster who is killing many villagers. King Hrothgar, desperate for a solution, seeks help in another kingdom and Beowulf comes. In the story, the conflicts between good and evil are the main aspect. It shows how good and evil are opposite forces, or traits, that live inside of humans. Evil is defined as being profoundly immoral and malevolent. It is shown through the battles and is represented by Grendel and his family.
Grendel is a monster that lives in a dark swampland. He comes “out from the marsh, from the foot of misty hills and bogs” (line 2). Only with his habitat description, the reader assumes he is an evil character. Later on, when described as “god’s hatred” (line 3), the reader knows for sure that this evil force is so mean that even the one person that can love unconditionally hates him. Grendel is a monster full of resentment, angry and fierce. His “eyes gleamed in the darkness” (line 17), “his mind was hot” (line 23), he had “swift hard claws” ( line 29) and “powerful jaws” (line 32). His skin couldn’t be scratched and he “bewitched all spells” (line 93). His physical description shows a horrid being with a supernatural anatomy. Grendel, not only had a disgusting appearance but an evil soul. “Grendel came hoping to kill” (line 4), and showing his hatred for humans. It is a clear example of his evil actions. How dark a soul and mind must be to kill without regret, just pure pleasure. It shows his insensitive and cruel character. When Beowulf defeats Grendel, the kingdom celebrated nonstop, “they gaped with no sense of sorrow, felt no regret for his suffering” (line 132). For a whole kingdom to celebrate without compassion, it means that Herot was tormented by Grendel for years. They truly hated Grendel.
After Grendel’s death, his mom appears ready to avenge him. Grendel’s mom was “ the greedy she wolf who’d ruled those waters for half a