Beowulf and Grendel

Throughout the battle between Beowulf and Grendel the author reveals his stance on good vs. Evil. We as readers can infer that Grendels fate was always known " That mighty protector of men/ Meant to hold the monster till its life leaped out" (791-793). Grendel's fate was known that he would die, his rein, as the evil one who kills men in the hall wasn't permanent. Throughout the epic we see the warriors trying "from every side, trying to open/ a path for his evil soul"(799-800). We see the Beowulf trying to defeat the mighty Grendel we see that Grendel was untouchable by weapons "But their points/ could not hurt him/the sharpest and hardest iron could not scratch him (800-804). The author here is teaching us that evil only has the appearance of strength but every demon has a weakness, even the mighty Grendel had weakness and "yet his time had come/his days were over/his death near (805-807). Grendel was not indestructible, his fate was "to hell he would go" (807) his was evil and evil were sent to hell by God the Almighty. Grendel realized that "to feud with God almighty" (811) he would always would lose evil would always lose. Through the events in Beowulf we learn the Anglo Saxon view that Good will always triumph over evil. Throughout the battle between Beowulf and Grendel the author reveals his stance on good vs. Evil. We as readers can infer that Grendels fate was always known " That mighty protector of men/ Meant to hold the monster till its life leaped out" (791-793). Grendel's fate was known that he would die, his rein, as the evil one who kills men in the hall wasn't permanent. Throughout the epic we see the warriors trying "from every side, trying to open/ a path for his evil soul"(799-800). We see the Beowulf trying to defeat the mighty Grendel we see that Grendel was untouchable by weapons "But their points/ could not hurt him/the sharpest and hardest iron could not scratch him (800-804). The author here is teaching us that evil only has the appearance of strength but every demon has a weakness, even the mighty Grendel had weakness and "yet his time had come/his days were over/his death near (805-807). Grendel was not indestructible, his fate was "to hell he would go" (807) his was evil and evil were sent to hell by God the Almighty. Grendel realized that "to feud with God almighty" (811) he would always would lose evil would always lose. Through the events in Beowulf we learn the Anglo Saxon view that Good will always triumph over evil.

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