Grendel comes back but he kills one of his men. Beowulf gets up and get on Grendel. They fight but Beowulf almost looses his life when Grendel gets on top of him but his chained mail stops Grendel's claws from piercing his skin. ... Beowulf had defeated Grendel just like he said he would. ... He took one swing and chopped off Grendels head off. ...
Through his battles with Grendel, Grendel's mother, and finally the snake, Beowulf displays his development from adolescent to nobleman. Going into battle with Grendel, Beowulf was at the young age of seventeen. ... After defeating Grendel, Beowulf face's Grendel's mother. ... Now, facing Grendel's mother, Beowulf is not as confident as he was before. ... Many people doubted Beowulf when he approached his first contention with Grendel. ...
The first representation of the theme of revenge in Beowulf, is shown in the relationship between Grendel and the Danes. The continuous cycle of revenge is begun by the evil beast Grendel. ... Grendel holds great despite for the Mead Hall the Danes have built in which ceremonies and parties take place long into the night. ... Beowulf and Grendel have a toe-to-toe brawl in the Mead Hall, ending with Beowulf ripping off Grendel's arm, forcing Grendel to flee and await his sluggishly approaching death. ... He seeks out Grendel's mother in her own home, at the bottom of an eerie evil l...
Although there were tears and laments, Grendel attacked the following night as well. ... After further explaining the situation with Grendel, Hrothgar orders a feast for the Geats. ... The Geats sleep the following night when Grendel attacks and fights with Beowulf. ... Grendel escapes into his lair, eventually dieing from his battle wounds. ... In the poem, Grendel is characterized as being a descendent from the first murderer, Cain. ...
He risks his life to fight a monster, Grendel, who is notorious for his strength and slayings. "Not even the sharpest of swords could have cut/ It [Grendel's hand] through, broken it off the monster's/ Arm and ended its life, as Beowulf/ Had done armed only with his bare hands" (Beowulf, 987-990). Using only his own bare hands, Beowulf rips off the arm of Grendel and gives him many powerful, fatal blows. Grendel runs away from Heorot, the hall of the Danes, to die in the forest. Beowulf shows himself stronger and more powerful than even the monstrous Grendel and an unstoppable heroic...
The first instance of Christian editorializing we see in Beowulf is in the chapter where he battles Grendel. Before he meets up with Grendel he has a small monologue where he presents himself as larger than life hero. He promises to make his fight with Grendel a fair one by not using a sword of shield. ... After Grendel's mother seeks out Herot and takes one of Hrothgars greatest friends. ...
