Grendel Chapter

Grendel Chapter

Chapter 9

1. Priests display a sign of Sagittarius. Grendel listens to the nature of the gods from the priests. Grendel is obsessed with curious religious beliefs.
2. Priests represent a system of belief (human religion). The priest’s belief that there is a god who they pray. One of the priests displays his commitment and belief to the gods when Grendel lies to him that he is the priest’s god when he is asked who he is. The priest ended up bowing down to pray to Grendel. Grendel plays with the priest’s and is amused by the priest’s reaction of crying when he is telling Grendel about the gods.
3. In this chapter, there is an inner conflict in Grendel on whether to kill the priest or not. A conflict also appears when the priests pray to their gods to destroy Grendel. Grendel does not kill the priest because he noticed that although he had a different meaning of life, the priests believed in their gods and had a sense in the world.
4. The main theme is human religion. The chapter celebrates religion as the life and parcel of the priests. The priests believe so much in their gods that one of them could not notice that Grendel was cheating on him. The theme of human religion is shown as a strong belief of humankind to their gods. The priest is attached to their gods to the extent of crying to them. The theme shows the relationship between humanity and their gods though Grendel viewed this as meaningless.
5. Gardener presents Grendel as a non-religious person as compared to Beowulf, who resolves his Christian beliefs though he had unchristian behaviors. The irony is also seen between Grendel and the priests. The priest prays to their gods to destroy Grendel while Grendel is attentively waiting for someone to come and kill him.

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Chapter 10

1. The goat. The goat displays a sign of Capricorn. The goat’s continuous stubbornness in climbing the rock is a symbol of absurd hope.
2. The major character introduced is the goat. The goat symbolizes the nature indifference because it continues to climb even after being hit, and this will be the same way Grendel would face his death. Grendel hits the goat tirelessly until it got injured and started bleeding. The goat never gave up but continued climbing with oozing blood and injuries even though it had a split skull.
3. There is a conflict between the goat a Grendel when he tries to stop the goal from climbing. There is also conflict between Grendel’s mother as the mother tries to hinder him from attending Sharper’s funeral. The conflict between Grendel and the goat conveys persistence as Grendel would do to encounter his death. The conflict between Grendel and his mother conveys a strong connection between Sharper and Grendel as much as he despised him.
4. The theme of death. This chapter displays that some cultural rituals have to be done when a person dies; for example, when Sgharper dies, men put coins on his closed eyelids, and they finally conduct a funeral ceremony that Grendel attends. The goat and Sharpener display the theme of death. The goat dies after being injured while trying to climb rock cliffs. Sharper dies after ex[periencing some sickness.
5. Use of foreshadowing. It is seen when the woman tells his children that a monster comes at night to eat them if they stay outside. It is a foreshadow of Beowulf’s arrival. Symbolism, the goat’s death symbolizes how Grendel would die.

Chapter 11

1. He displays a sign of an Aquarius. He opts to travel from Geats to Danes so that he could help fight Grendel.
2. He symbolizes the act of brotherhood to the Hrothgar because he came to help them fight Grendel. Grendel is very excited when he first saw Beowulf and started feeling that the boredom is over because he founds someone to challenge him. Although Beowulf was masculine, Grendel was scared of him but was ready to fight with him.
3. There is a conflict between Beowulf and Unferth when Unferth asks Beowulf whether he supposedly swam for seven nights in the middle of winter in a contest with another man. There is also conflict in Hrothgar because he was upset by Beowulf for coming to help him. Beowulf proved Unferth wrong by telling him that he won the contest and was able to kill a sea monster.
4. The theme of heroism. The chapter seeks to celebrate brotherhood and solidarity in fighting the enemies. Beowulf visits Hrothgar so that he can help him fight Grendel. The gardener has used the theme of heroism to display the extraordinary outlook of Beowulf, who had come to help Hrothgfar to gain victory over Grendel. The description of Beowulf characterizes him as a scary a fierce person
5. Grendel’s vision reminds him of his death and the insignificance of life in front of the huge abyss of eternity.

Chapter 12

1. The central image of this chapter is the battle between Grendel and Beowulf. Grendel is defeated in the battle by Beowulf to show that even if he had the Dragon’sDragon’s charm, he could also be defeated by Beowulf, who did not possess the Dragon’sDragon’s charm.
2. In this chapter, there are no new characters introduced. Grendel e=ngages in war with Beowulf, but Beowulf tears of Grendels hand, indicating his victory. Beowulf’s commanding presence frightens Grendel. He plays with Grendel’s mind in order to overcome him by telling him that the world is what the minds make it be. Grendel is not able to deal with Beowulf and is defeated.
3. The primary conflict in the chapter is the battle between Beowulf and Grendel. The battle conveys the meaning that even those who feel immortal can still be defeated just like Grendel. Grendel has an influence from the DragonDragon and fell that he could not be defeated by anybody.
4. The central theme in this chapter is philosophy, theory, and belief. Beowulf uses a theory that the world is what the world makes it look. Grendel is not able to maintain the belief in dragons’ philosophy, and he finds Beowulf’d word to be hurting just like his hand, which was torn off. The culture celebrates Beowulf’s way of thinking because he is displayed as a hero.
5. Gardener portrays Grendel as a defiant person. Even during his death, Grendel does not accept the defeat by Beowulf and says that he was defeated because he had slipped accidentally. The gardener uses a metaphor by saying that Beowulf looks like he has wings and breathing fire to convey how dangerous Beowulf was.