In the Anglo- Saxon time period in which the novel, Beowulf, was written, women were seen to have specifically only one role that was what made them who they were. ... In one important scene in the novel, Grendel's mother's violent ways come out in a fight between her and Beowulf. ... During this time period of the novel, women were shown to have gross- like actions, which is not what a man desired in a woman. ... Note that the author uses 'good warrior' to describe Beowulf in the same line as Grendel's mother having 'horrible claws' to portray how men were...

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