Grendel’s last words “Poor Grendel’s had an accident… So may you all.” (Gardner 174). To illustrate, these words are meant as curse to all the animals/old friends who gathered around Grendel as he waited there to die. “ They watch on evil, incredibly stupid, enjoying my destruction” (Gardner 174). Grendel slowly starts to realize that he does not have much time left since he does not feel any pain and asks himself if it is joy he feels as he lays on the ground slick with blood. “ They watch with
To begin with, Grendel’s last words are meant to affect the animal kingdom and Grendel’s words were meant as a curse. Grendel’s last words were meant to affect the animal kingdom because the only ones that were present at his death were the animals. Grendel demonstrates that the animals were the only ones around by “Animals gather around me, enemies of old, to watch me die” (Gardner 173). The animal’s had seen Grendel alive last. With this quote Grendel is saying that that even the animals that were
Grendel’s last words can be seen as either a blessing or a curse depending on the reader’s perception of the book. Throughout the whole novel Grendel goes through many realizations in his life, in the beginning Grendel sought out for answers, that maybe he can find out who or what he really is. Grendel throughout his life has labeled himself as a loner because he had no one to converse with. His shadow alone was his only friend. Despite his mother living in the cave with him, Grendel doesn’t see
There are very few works of literature that can last for many centuries and still place the same effect over the readers. Not very many of these works withstand decay or accidentally get thrown away by those who do not realize what they have. However, Beowulf was preserved and is still read today. The original work was supposedly written around 700 A.D.. Unfortunately, the author of this epic poem is unknown, so no one can claim the credits off of this amazing work of literature. The author is thought