Grendel's mother longs for revenge against Beowulf. She acts against gender codes of the Anglo-Saxon society. ... As the story goes on, Grendel's mother comes along to seek revenge for the death of her son. ... According to Tony Perrello, author of a "Community in Beowulf," he states, "Grendel's mother threatens the gender-specific revenge code of Anglo-Saxon society by leaving her home beneath the water to invade Heorot and avenge the death of her son. ... Grendel's mother's defies gender code by seeking revenge and lashing out against the Anglo-Saxons....

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Grendel's mother only attacks the Heorot hall in order to avenge her son, "is presented as a noble and brave opponent and even as a somewhat sympathetic character," and is later intruded upon due to her seemingly normal act of revenge (83, strange case). According to Bob, she "acts in accordance with the standard Germanic code of blood-revenge," (Might of Grendel's Mom, 83). If Grendel's mother is considered monstrous and evil for committing an act of revenge, than what can we say of Beowulf and the men who follow this same code? ...

• Word Count: 1275
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The code of the comitatus is at the heart of the Beowulf epic. ... All of the characters' moral judgments stem from the code's mandates. Thus individual actions can be seen only as either conforming to or violating the code. ... The heroic code's system of loyalties entails a very specific political and diplomatic structure. ... Because this warrior society so highly values its heroic code, it highly esteems those who conform to the code's principles. ...

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In his youth, he displayed strength and courage as defined by the Germanic heroic code that showed loyalty, pride, and courtesy. ... He knew that this battle would be harder and more complicated because Grendel's mom was fighting for revenge for her dead child, anger, and to try and continue a legacy that had been destroyed. ... Wiglaf displayed the ultimate heroic code of that time while also at the same time showing the courageousness that Beowulf displayed as a youth and in the earlier part of the story. ...

• Word Count: 1294
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In Beowulf, evil can be broadly defined as the beginnings or principals opposing the well-being of mankind; malignancy threatens the social fabric of the human community, the moral code of heroic society, and man's relationship with the Drihten God" (Evil in Beowulf). ... Until the Dragon began taking revenge on the Geatish people for the servant's mistake, and Beowulf once again must face evil. ...

• Word Count: 2051
• Approx Pages: 8