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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the monster Grendel with the dragon in The Epic of Beowulf. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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that makes this epic poem historically significant as well. The bonds which are forged between the king and his subjects, the clan and their kin, as well as parents and
their children are depicted as being the driving and motivating force behind most of what was done in this society. What is of particular note is the function that the
monsters, such as Grendel and the Dragon, play in illuminating these themes of family and culture. In the first episode, the attack of Grendel, the monster, occurs. This and the
ensuing third and fourth sections introduce both Beowulf and Grendel and chronicle their initial assessment of one another. The Queen also has her say on the matter. Character is depicted
through numerous means, especially contrast and comparions. Grendel is shown to be totally without honor and is wild. "Grendel, who haunted the moors, the wild marshes, and made his
home in a hell not hell but earth" (Bremer 121). In sharp contrast is Beowulf who is shown to be the example of restraint and goodness. He is
civilized and from good parentage. This is shown when Beowulf states that he will not harm Grendel with his sword, and instead takes off his armor. He shows his purity
by stating that he will defeat Grendel without his weapons or protection. Symbolically, this is showing that good will triumph over evil even without the use of weapons and other
manmade aids. This then defines the major theme, that of good versus evil and monster versus man. This theme of
evil versus good is also shown to be an internal struggle as well. The author illustrates this type of evil in several ways, including his or her constant allusion to
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