It has been disputed that Grendel, the main enemy in Beowulf, may not have been as evil as once thought, however this is obviously not true. When Beowulf was first written, a minor intent was to show that not everyone was on the good side. It achieved this goal well through the character of Grendel. Through the use of rhetorical devices and the text given, the story of Beowulf shows that Grendel is truly an …showed first 75 words of 832 total…

…showed last 75 words of 832 total…lines of the battle, Beowulf grabs Grendel, and the reader is given the notion that Grendel in abandoning his fellow warriors, and sees his life flashing before his eyes. Although there are many ‘could’s and ‘perhaps’es in this study, the many outlive the up to par with his fellow classmates, so the reader will not have to be concerned with such a thing. Hopefully, this study has opened your eyes to the truth.