Beowulf: The Three Monsters Of The Middle Ages

Part I of Essay
In the epic narrative, Beowulf, three monsters of the Middle Ages represent the evil that has affected humanity from the being of time, and will continue to affect man to the end of time. All of these horrible creatures are slaughtered by men of incredible strength and cou ....

Part II of Essay
.... eating them. Grendel is “the creature of evil, grim, and fierce, was quickly ready, savage, and cruel, and seized from their rest thirty thanes.” He killed the Danish warriors for twelve winters, and was incapable of feeling any remorse for what he had done. Grendel does not feel guilty for his wrongdoing, instead his “heart laughed” at all the men he thought he would eat. Grendel wore “God’s anger,” and he was simply deprived of any joy whatsoever. He was motivated by some kind of “evil desire,” and was angry with the world. Grendel could n ....