In addition to that, monsters, such as Grendel and his mother are excluded because they do not resemble the other people that live in the kingdoms. ... These monsters are not able to live among humans, celebrate with them, or take part in any other activities within the kingdoms thus leaving them on their own as the outsiders. ... Finally, there are some remarkable similarities as well as differences present between the way women are marginalized and the way the monsters are marginalized. ... One of them is that the monsters do not fulfill any role that is profitable for the Danes, they are th...

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However, other scholars such as Andy Orchard disagree with this claim, and believe that there is "something deeply human about the 'monsters'". While Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon are indeed portrayed as evil and violent foes, there are parts within Beowulf that can also lead a reader to believe that the "monsters" may not be so monstrous after all. This ultimately evokes traces of sympathy in the reader for the plight of these "monster" figures, and blurs the fine line between good and evil within the poem The first opponent Beowulf ...

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In this society, to become known as brave hero was highly valued; this led Beowulf to Hrothgar's kingdom to defeat Grendel, a monster known throughout the country for his killing sprees in Hrothgar's palace, Herot. ...

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