1. Grendel - Misrepresenting Himself
This goes along with Grendel invading the king's mead hall and taking his danes away. ... In accompaniment of this line having alliteration along with lines 118 and 121, in this passage, the great house would be referring to the mead hall that the king, Hrothgar, had built for his people. ... When Grendel goes to the hall to see how protective the dane's are guarding it strikes a red flag. ... The hall being the setting for Grendel's attack has significance also. ... This is irony because Grendel hated the sound of laughter of happiness in the mead hall, now his halls are fille...
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- Grade Level: High School