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The Author describes Grendel as a monster who roams the moors hunting and killing and cursed by god, this molds our perception of the monster by giving us unique strong details about him.

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The story characterized as spawned in slime from Cain in lines 19-21 and this shows that the monster is very powerful

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The author describes Grendal as having "hell-forged hands," in line 64. This describtion leads to the perception that Grendal is a demon himself, created out of the fires of hell.

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The author refers to Grendel as a 'monster' and a 'fiend'. Those words have negative, atrocious connotations that makes you imagine Grendel truly as a murderig beast.

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The author describes Grendel as a powerful and miserable monster that lives underneath the mead hall. For me it seems like Grendel is almost haunting the mead hall and waiting to attack. It makes Grendel have a nasty personality and comes across as the enemy of the story.

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Grendel is described as a demon. This description molds our perception of the monster by showing he is from hell and is a terrible monster.

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"A powerful monster, living down in the darkness" (line 1-2) it tells him where he comes from, that he's powerful. As if everyone should fear him. It's preparing us to what's to come, how he really is and what's to come.

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A description of Grendel that molds our perspective of him is that he is a decendent of Cain. Being a decendent means he is cursed, so he is viewed as this terrible creature that could do major damage to the kingdom.

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Evil, mean and hateful

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Grendel is cursed and he is jealous of the people living over him .

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He was a descentdent of cane , Grendel was referred to as a demon most of the time he also haunted the moors and he had feasted off of 30 men ..

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"Till the monster stirred, that demon, that fiend, Grendel, who haunted the Moors, the wild marshes, and made his home in a hell Not hell but Earth. He was spawned in that slime" Lines 16-20. This molds our picture of the monster by describing him as a demon that was spawned in slime. By describing him as a demon it gives off a more evil vibe.

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The Author characterises Grendel as a descendant of the damned, and makes us perceive him as already a villain and someone we can't trust. The author molds Grendel to be an almost super villain, that seems impossible or extremely difficult to defeat. It sets up a perfect situation for Beowulf.

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The partil description i chose was "living down in the darkness" (lines 1-2) this description tells me that obviously he lives down in a dark scary places like the monster he is, but it figuratively says to me that grendel will lurk in the darkness until he can find an easy target to go out and attack . like hes a sneaky monster And hard to be seen.

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Grendel is described to be a monster, a spawn of the devil. In the beginning of Beowulf, the poem started out by stating how he was a 'demon' [ line 16 ] and he 'haunted the moors' [ line 17 ] which gives an immediate negative, even scary persona. Hence why he was called a monster.

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"...That demon, that fiend, Grendel, who haunted the moors..." (Lines 16-17) This description characterizes Grendel as a demonic figure who haunts the swamplands. The reader gets an immediate sense that Grendel is the main antagonist for the beginning of the Epic.

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The author characterize Grendel as a descendent of Cain. This molds our perception of the monster by already assuming he is a murder for Cain murder his brother. The author also said Grendel made his home on earth hell. He was described as a demon.

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In lines 16-17, the author describes Grendel as "that demon, that fiend." This makes readers see Grendel as evil, and a villainous character. In line 64, the author refers to him as having "hell-forged hands," which means he was crafted in hell. This also leads readers to the conclusion that Grendel came straight from hell, and the devil himself.

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The author uses words such as powerful, impatient, fiend, and a spawn of slime. These words make us believe Grendel is a horrible, atrocious monster and he was born that way (lines 1-19).

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Elements of the Epic Hero Cycle Worksheet

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English 4 Beowulf Unit Academic Concepts

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1. Answer Yesterday's Padlet 081517
2. Finish reading Beowulf Background on p. 209 in text
3. Go over Epic Hero Worksheet and how to fill it out as we read.
4. Begin reading Beowulf,  stopping and discussing as we read. p.410-411
5. Fill out Academic Concepts Sheet and Epic Hero Cycle Sheet with examples as we see them.