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“On murder that no crime could ever be enough, No savage assault quench his lust For evil”

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“On murder that no crime could ever be enough, No savage assault quench his lust For evil”

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He didn't feel satisfied, not even after killing so many people in their sleep. He is the greatest villain in my opinion because his mom was just having revenge for his son and the dragon was defending his treasure, Grendel had no reason to kill other to make himself feel full.  - Laiah Pizano

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"He slipped through the door and there in the silence snatched up thirty men, smashed them unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies, the blood dripping behind him, back to his lair, delighted with his night’s slaughter..."
Grendel is the most evil because he was a coward and snuck up on 30 sleeping men and killed him with no valid reasoning. He also was delighted to be killing people which is especially evil, because the other two villains didn't kill just because they enjoyed it.

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"A powerful monster, living down In the darkness, growled in pain, impatient”.
Grendel is the greater villain because he plotted on the people of Herot lurking in silence until he finally got tired of waiting and being in pain and when he couldn't take it anymore is when he finally struck.

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"To his lair, delighted with his night's slaughter" (40) Grendel was getting joy out of killing people and kills many of the innocent. He didn't know any of the people personally, so he was killing them just because he was angry/ excluded. He also killed more people than the other 2 villains, who were killing for revenge/ defense.

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I think the author included 3 monsters to help build tension throughout the story. With each monster, the stakes for Beowulf got higher and higher. For Grendel he had to take back Herot, for Grendel's mother he had to get back the kings best friend, and for the dragon, he had to fight for his own life.

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I think the author chose to include three monsters for Beowulf to battle in this story to make Beowulf appear as an unstoppable hero. The author's intent may have been to essentially symbolize strength and bravery and that's why Beowulf battled three villains. The tension of the battles increased the farther you read along by increasing the stakes and danger.

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Grendel is the greatest monster in my opinion. He is so selfish that he doesn't care who he is killing just because he is left out. He was killing mass amounts with not even a little bit of remorse, "He slipped through the door and there in the silence snatched up thirty men, smashed them unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies" (36-38) He did not see any man as an individual he was just killing for his own greed. On the other hand his mother was fighting for him and the dragon was protecting treasure.

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Grendel is the greatest villain because unlike Grendel's mother and the unnamed dragon, Grendel did not have a valid reason to attack the people the way he did. Grendel's mother killed to avenge her son, and the dragon killed because someone had stolen something valuable from him. Sure, Grendel was left out and ostracized by the rest of society, but I feel that is the worst reason out of all of the characters for a reason to murder. Text evidence that further helps my claim is stated in Grendel where it says, "The monster’s thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws: he slipped through the door and there in the silence snatched up thirty men, smashed them unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies, the blood dripping behind him, back to his lair, delighted with his night’s slaughter" (34-40). We can see he has no remorse for his actions here and not much of a though behind his eyes besides greed.

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"Floor, snarling and fierce: his eyes Gleamed in the darkness, burned with a gruesome Light. Then he stopped, seeing the hall Crowded with sleeping warriors, stuffed With rows of young soldiers resting together. And his heart laughed, he relished the sight, Intended to tear the life from those bodies By morning; the monster’s mind was hot With the thought of food and the feasting his belly Would soon know. But fate, that night, intended Grendel to gnaw the broken bones Of his last human supper(Battle With Grendel 248-259). Grendel was obviously the greater villain due to his sheer love for bloodshed. While Grendel's mother attacked off the basis of Grendel's death, Grendel was driven purely by the motivation to kill. The look in his eyes as stated above also supports this claim.

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The unnamed dragon is especially villainous because it doesn't have any moral excuses that can be argued as justification for why this beast does things, it just raids and hoards its treasure. This is the monster that finally takes Beowulf down because Beowulf did not have fate on his side, God had decided it was Beowulf´s time so there were no more lucky occurrences like mail protecting them.

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A quote that makes me believe Grendel is the  greater villain is “Killing as often as he could, coming Alone, bloodthirsty and horrible.” (Grendel 80-81). I believe this shows his true evil for a few reasons. One being it showed how he craved murder and had no sympathy for the people he was murdering in cold blood. It also shows that he couldn't get enough of the killing and his cravings would never fully be satisfied.

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¨Grendel snatched at the first Geat He came to, ripped him apart, cut His body to bits with powerful jaws,Drank the blood from his veins¨ (262-265)
Grendel killed just to kill there were no real motives behind his actions, whoever he saw was his target. The way he would kill them was inhuman causing great pain making them suffer while they died enjoying what he did. Making him the greater villain of them all.

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Grendel is the greater villain because he devours everyone without remorse and even lusts for it. In the poem, Grendel was so set "On murder that no crime could ever be enough, No savage assault quench his lust
For evil" (51-53). Grendel's heart enjoys causing pain and suffering, making him the evilest and greatest villain. He is very selfish and does not care about the deaths of all the people that he causes. Grendel's mother at least was out for revenge, and the dragon was pretty much minding his own business.

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I believe the worst villain in this story would be Grendel because he only killed people because he was left out and seemed depressed. In the passage, it states, "A powerful monster, living down-In the darkness, growled in pain, impatient-As day after day the music rang-Loud in that hall, the harp’s rejoicing-
Call and the poet’s clear songs, sung-Of the ancient beginnings of us all" (1-6). This section leads the reader to believe that the people were living happily until, Grendel came about. It also seems as if because they are joyful and happy, that Grendel is filled with envy and the feeling of being left out or categorized as a monster.

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According to the text on line 16, "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." The way the author used imagery so the reader could get an understanding of how evil Grendal was to these people. The author used this description of Grendal this early in the text as a way of showing the reader hes the greater villain.

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I believe that Grendel's mother is the Greatest villain not only because she was avenging her son, but because  her heart was filled with pure vengeance and she wanted everyone in Herot dead, she would not be ambushed like the way here son was and she would was ready for their attack which made her more prepared then Grendel.
"And scratched in vain. Then she carried him, armor And sword and all, to her home; he struggled To free his weapon, and failed. The fight Brought other monsters swimming to see Her catch"(462-466)

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"again, so set on murder that no crime could ever be enough,No savage assault quench his lust for evil. Then each warrior tried to escape him, searched for rest in different Beds"
In my opinion, Grendel is the biggest villain of all of the monsters. This is because for every other monster there was reason behind their killing, but Grendel did not have or need a reason. Grendel killed the people of Herot because they were happy and he was not and because he could, making him the biggest villain.

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I believe that the author included three monsters in this story to show how Beowulf evolved and how he was able to face each and every one of his obstacles. It leads to a lot of tension and fear behind the reader's eyes and really draws them in as we can see that each and every monster got harder and harder for Beowulf to fight. He did not seem to have a hard time at all fighting Grendel, and when it came to his mom he had been taken down for a moment before getting back up and slaying the beast. And finally, with that last dragon, Beowulf was an old man and could not slay him and ended up being the victim of death.

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I think the author included 3 villains to display Beowulf's continuous courage and strength. Most readers would expect him to undergo one battle that determines the poem's plot, but Beowulf was put through several battles. However, his attitude through these battles was strong, which gives the reader a better understanding of his character.

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The author included three monsters to show that nothing last forever. Every time that beowulf would be in battle the fight would get harder which created more tension as well as also  leading to his death because he always kept the mentality that he needed to be strong and fight because that was what anglo saxons idea of what a hero should be.

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Grendel is the greater villain due to his innate greed to take the lives of countless humans as a response to being exiled. There are many examples in the text that shows Grendel violently murdering the people such as when, "he slipped through the door and there in the silence snatched up thirty men, smashed them unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies" (36-38). Grendel shows no remorse as he takes the lives of those in Herot.

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Grendel proves that he is the greater villain by having no mercy for the citizens. Grendel shows his evil nature in this quote, “He murders as he likes, with no mercy, gorges  And feasts on your flesh, and expects no trouble” (Unferth’s Challenge, 599-600). Being evil and murderous, he shows no consideration for the Danes as people. As far as Grendel is concerned, these people are considered food.

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He kept coming back over and over again to kill just because he can and he wanted. He's the best villain since everyone knew about him but no one could stop him and he also had an intimidating presence physically and figuratively. They repeatedly explain how ruthless he was like "There’ll be nothing to mourn over, no corpse to prepare For its grave: Grendel will carry our bloody Flesh to the moors".

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I don't know why would the author only include 3 monsters in the story but it makes the story interesting, it does talk about all the monsters that Beowulf had defeated but the three main monsters like Grendel he just represented evil in my opinion killing people with no honor in their sleep while they could not defend themselves, Grendel's mom I believe was only revenge over his sons death even though he only killed for himself and the Dragon even though it has no morals or honor, all it wanted was gold and to protect it, and even though it also ended Beowulf's journey/life, the Dragon died with Beowulf. This monsters each time became stronger and stronger making it more suspenseful and entertaining to the reader, and also disappointing them but not with the writing but with the followers of Beowulf that stayed behind scared while he was fighting a dragon almost all by himself.

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I think that the author included three monsters because three symbolizes wisdom, time and divinity. It represents the beginning middle and end. In Beowulf's story all three time periods were either talked about or shown, the middle being seen in Grendel and Grendel's Mother, and the end shown with Beowulf's death against the dragon.

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Grendel can be seen as the greater villain because although he had hatred for the Danes, he had no other ulterior motive to kill humans. Grendel's jealousy of the Dane's happiness does not excuse him for his murders. Killing people brought Grendel happiness and was seen as something that he enjoyed doing. This can be depicted in line 38, "Unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies, The blood dripping behind him, back to his lair, delighted with his night’s slaughter.".

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I think the author chose to include three monsters to have that increase in suspense, so that by the third Beowulf would die in battle as he always wished but a much simpler reason could be that 3 is a holy number, such as the holy trinity, the three crosses and other special numbers. And finally the tension increased throughout as it seemed Beowulf got less and less lucky, Like how his plan to trick grendel went off on a hitch to him struggling against grendels mother but still finding a giants sword and then his sword shattering against the dragon.

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The author included three monsters in the tale of Beowulf to almost hint at the fact that I believe that evil never sleeps and eventually you will be defeated just like how Beowulf died of his wounds to the dragon, even though he fought Grendel's, and his mother with what almost seem effortless and every time they defeated a monster they believed they were in peace but something is always lurking.

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The author included 3 monsters for Beowulf to battle because 3 is a common archetypal number that represents increasing trials for the hero. It is also often a number used by God himself. Each consecutive monster Beowulf faced increased the drama and tension in the story, allowing Beowulf to showcase increasing displays of strength until the final monster was finally too strong and ended in his demise, even if he did manage to kill the dragon. This shows his journey as a hero through his life, ending with a monster he fights as an old man. The stakes for each battle also got higher with Beowulf protecting all of his people as king, alone, from the dragon.

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The author included three different monsters in this story to show how Beowulf was truly the fighter he claimed to be. He died still never having lost a battle. He describes himself as, "They have seen my strength for themselves, have watched me rise from the darkness of war, Dripping with my enemies’ blood. I drove five great giants into chains." (151-154) He claimed he could beat anyone in the whole world and many questioned it, but each fight he won he proved it even more. The dragon was the greatest feat because he won the fight and died right after, making him die in the greatest way.

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I think the author gave us three monsters for a few reasons. The first reason being it built tension through the story with each monster being stronger than the previous one and keeping us engaged with the story. Having three monsters also gave the readers more confidence in Beowulf each time he would defeat a monster. This building of his character lead us to think he was invincible until he was defeated and killed in battle. This building of Beowulf's character added more shock and emotion for the reader when he was defeated and killed.

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I feel the author included 3 monsters to relay the message that not all things are forever lasting. Beowulf fought the first battle against Grendel with his bare hands. The next against Grendel's mother with his sword. The last battle while he is old of age and attempted to battle with his sword, both him and the sword came to an end. The tension increased by first it being him battling the first monster, Grendel, and being victorious and arrogant, then by our surprise, Grendel's mother comes and he was losing at some point but ended up also victorious but it could have been a close call/the end, then lastly he begins to fight a dragon, which also we didn't think about, and he loses this battle.

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¨So mankind’s enemy continued his crimes, killing as often as he could, coming alone, bloodthirsty and horrible.¨ (79-81)
¨The blood dripping behind him, back to his

lair, delighted with his night’s slaughter.¨(39-40)
These two quotes both reference Grendels never ending love for murder and slaughter and are evidence for why Grendel is the greater monster.

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I think there were three villains to show Beowulf's and the villains thoughts, differences, and similarities throughout the entire story. I also think that all the villains brought out something new to the story like how Grendel was a bloodthirsty brute, but his mother was a vengeful lunatic.

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I believe that Grendel was the most infamous villain in this story because he acted solely on the basis of causing evil, especially when seeing lines such as "On murder that no crime could ever be enough, no savage assault quench his lust for evil", which shows that he cannot get enough of it. Even the dragon at least didn't kill just to cause grief.

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The reason why the author included three monsters in the story was to show the strength that Beowulf had after all the boasting and telling of all of his mighty achievements in battles and competitions. To show that he really is the best as he claims to be, being able to take anything that's put in front of him. It also shows the passing of time throughout the story increasing the tension of how well he fights and the purpose of his fight and at the end how his old age is one of the reasons for his death while he was fighting the dragon.

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I believe the author used three monsters for Beowulf to fight in this text to give the reader a true idea of his true strength and courage he had. With each battle, the stakes raised higher and higher, but Beowulf was still able to stay strong, giving the reader a good understanding of Beowulf as a character.

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I believe that the author included 3 monsters because the number 3 has a symbolic meaning of Trinity in the bible. Since we know Grendel is a descendant of Cain, the monsters could represent the opposite of the trinity and holiness of Christianity. The tension built up in the story with Grendel as the initial villain that Beowulf could defeat, but later on he had to fight Grendel's mother as she was taking revenge for Grendel's death. In the end, the tension is built up the most because Beowulf had fought against his strongest opponent at his old age.

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The reason why the author included three monsters because each one tested the strength and courage of beowulf. It became more and more of a challenge for beowulf. He had a lot of courage and ego where he knew he would do good to being scared at the very end and actually fearing for his life. It tested his ability to be a hero.

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I think the author included 3 different monsters in this story to make Beowulf seem as though he is a true hero and is the strongest/ bravest soldier. In order to prove Beowulfs true power the author had to put in monsters that progressivley got more challanging for Beowulf to fight therefore showing he wad the one and only man for this kind of job.

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"He slipped through the door and there in the silence Snatched up thirty men, smashed them Unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies, The blood dripping behind him, back 40 To his lair, delighted with his night’s slaughter." 36-40
I believe that Grendel is the greatest villain not only because he kills but for the vast quantity that he has done. In this example the text states that he killed thirty men. While compared to Grendel's mother she did it for her son.

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Grendel is the greatest villain in the story because he is the most evil of the antagonists. In the chapter "Grendel", we learn that Grendel was "...delighted with his night's slaughter" (40). This shows that Grendel found pleasure in murdering innocents, and he was remorseless.

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Grendel is the greater villain because is crimes are heinous and cruel, as he kills for the simple pleasure of killing, rather than out of revenge or passion like his mother. After he kills 30 men, he is shown as he "...ran out with their bodies, The blood dripping behind him, back To his lair, delighted with his night’s slaughter" (Beowulf 38-40). He has no remorse for his crimes and he is delighted and enjoys this entire process.

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Beowulf became a beast who killed hundreds, maybe thousands, just for the fun of it. Yes, it was out of spite initially, but he continued this pattern for over a decade and seemed to begin to enjoy it. The author wrote how Grendel "relished his savage war/On the Danes, keeping the bloody feud/Alive, seeking no peace, offering/No truce, accepting no settlement". If Grendel had wanted retribution and a chance to live with the rest of them, he would have accepted their compromises or been satisfied with a few murders.

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Grendel is immediately seen as evil and rejected from society because he is a descendant of Cain. As a result of this, he takes out his anger by “snatch[ing] up thirty men” in Heorot and “smash[ing] them unknowing[ly]” and running “out with their bodies” (37-38) to deal with his feeling of seclusion from being born a reject. After this Grendel never felt any remorse for what he had done. Grendel believes “no savage assault quench[es] his lust for evil” (52-53), showing that the men he just killed are not enough for him. From the beginning, all Grendel ever wanted was war and death. Grendel was “seeking no peace” and “no truce” (69-70) from the Danes since his motives are
nothing more than blood lust and mindless rage. Overall, Grendel is the greater villain in "Beowulf" because Grendel never felt any remorse or guilt for the people he had murdered, showing that he never wanted to be "good" or fit into society.

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Grendel is the greatest villian because unlike Grendels mother he has no purpose in his killings.  Grendels mothers killings were because she was grieving her son who was just killed. Grendel killed just to kill, “back To his lair, delighted with his night’s slaughter (40-41)." This shows how he was just trying to invoke chaos and felt no remorse or sorrow for his killings.

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I believe that Grendel is the greater villain because he committed multiple heinous murders with no good reason except for garnering hatred over the years for being exiled. His evil nature can be seen through the line that states "And that night

Grendel came again, so set/ On murder that no crime could ever be enough,/ No savage assault quench his lust/ For evil. " He killed many innocent men and had no sign of stopping until Beowulf arrived to take him on.

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The dragon is especially villainous because he had no motivation for doing evil besides greed. He wanted more treasure for himself and others had to suffer because of it. In the epigraph before Beowulf's last battle it says that the reason the dragon brings terror to the Geats was because a thief stole one cup from his treasure. I think that this monster was finally able to defeat Beowulf because he was the most evil and because fate was not on Beowulf's side in this battle. It was Beowulf's time to die.

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Grendel is the greater villain because he was the most violent and was the greatest threat to Herot. Grendel continuously killed men in Herot, and "snatched up thirty men, smashed them unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies" (37-38). Grendel attacked the Danes out of selfishness, and had no real reason to attack them, except the pleasure he got from murder. He at no point sought peace or offered to stop his fighting. His killings in Herot ultimately led to the battle with Grendel's mother because he stirred up conflict.

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I think the author added 3 monsters because it's the perfect number for the hero's journey. It adds suspense, and a linear climax. The tension increased because every new monster was described as being stronger than the one before it.

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I think that Grendel's mother is the greatest villain based on the fact a grieving mother is a very powerful thing. She wanted revenge for Grendel's death and she wouldn't stop until she got that. Especially in this quote, "How fierce, could have come with a man’s strength, Fought with the power and courage men fight with, Smashing their shining swords, their bloody, Hammer-forged blades onto boar-headed helmets, Slashing and stabbing with the sharpest of points. The soldiers raised their shields and drew Those gleaming swords, swung them above The piled-up benches, leaving their mail shirts And their helmets where they’d lain when the terror took hold of them", this really shows that she didn't care who she was killing, as long as vengeance was served

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I believe that Grendel was the greatest villain in the story of Beowulf. He received such joy from killing and hurting people which is a trait only a true monster would have. “His heart laughed, he relished the sight, Intended to tear the life from those bodies”(Beowulf 243-254). Seeing all the weakened warriors gave him motivation to kill while bringing him happiness because he liked seeing the people of Herot suffer.

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I believe that Grendel was the greatest villain in the story of beowulf. I think this because when he started to kill people he was doing its just because he wanted to and because he was evil and everyone saw him as that. I don't think that Grendel's mom is as bad as Grendel because when she tried to fight it was just because she was mad about what happened to her son and she was trying to get revenge on the town. "So Hrothgar’s men lived happy in his hall 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"(Beowulf 15-19)

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Due to Grendel's inherent evil and gruesome crimes, he is the greatest villain in the story. "how Grendel’s hatred began, How the monster relished his savage war
On the Danes, keeping the bloody feud
Alive, seeking no peace, offering
No truce, accepting no settlement, no price
In gold or land, and paying the living
For one crime only with another" (Grendel 66-73). Grendel was fueled by his hatred for the people of Herot, and showed them no mercy as he murdered them in cold blood. He sought out to kill them, unprovoked and untested and enjoyed every kill. Seeing as he could not be satisfied, and continued to murder as he pleased, he is the greatest villain in the story.

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"The blood dripping behind him, back
To his lair, delighted with his night’s slaughter"(39-40 Grendel). In this quote you can tell he has no remorse. He was killing so many innocent people out of anger. The difference between him and his mother is that he killed just to kill and she killed for revenge.

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Grendel is the greatest villain. He shows character traits of a villain as he is a coward and shows no sympathy for his killings. He kills for the pure please of it. "He slipped through the door and there in the silence snatched up thirty men, smashed them unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies, the blood dripping behind him, back to his lair, delighted with his night’s slaughter"(lines 36-40). Grendel is a coward as he kills men in their sleep, giving them no fighting chance. Another instance is during his battle with Beowulf, he soon realizes that he is no match for him and wants too cowardly run away.

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I think that the author included three monsters is because he wanted to make the readers think that Beowulf was this indestructible warrior that could never die in battle. Each battle was more suspenseful and intense. Throughout his battle I think the fights would get increasing harder. Every time you think that Beowulf is done fighting and has killed all of these monsters another appears.

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I believe the author included three monsters in this story to show many times how Beowulf has the qualities of an anglo saxon hero. He shows bravery, strength, and courage through all his battles and which names him as a noble warrior in Herot.

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I think that the author included 3 monsters in the text to build Beowulf's reputations and credibility. The author also mentions Beowulf's previous encounter with several monsters of the sea, which shows us his brute strength and determination to protect his people. Beowulf becomes stronger and is more challenged after each monster, so after his second victory, he was given a many decades break until he was ultimately challenged by, in my opinion, a monster he never stood a chance up against.

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The author included three monsters because every monster got more challenging, and that would show that Beowulf is a true hero that can overcome different challenges. That also shows how he manages difficult situations that seem to become even harder.

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First of all, things coming in threes is reoccurring and commonly used concept in literature and media. Second of all, in my opinion each of the new battles' arrivals was a surprise. It had me thinking, "Wow, it keeps on going!". Every new challenge put in Beowulf's way makes the reader question if this is finally it, if this is the battle he is going to lose. Each monster also became more and more threatening. You can almost feel Beowulf's life coming down to the wire.

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I believe Grendel is the greatest villian within this story. Grendel had no means behind his killings and did it out of pure enjoyment and because thats who he is. He has murdered multiple people in Herot and provided fear to the people of Herot. One of his greatest killings being when "He slipped through the door and there in the silence Snatched up thirty men, smashed them Unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies, The blood dripping behind him," (36-39). This piece of text showing he killed 30 innocent men with no hesiation and later traveled "back To his lair, delighted with his night’s slaughter." (line 40), showing he has no remorse for what he does and finds pleasure and joy in the acts.

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Grendel is the greatest monster. He kills a great amount of people showing no remorse. Even though he was a coward, he was happy about what he has done to Herot. "A powerful monster, living down In the darkness, growled in pain, impatient

"(grendel 1-5)

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I believe that the author included 3 monsters to keep the reader engaged and to build suspense. Each monster gets stronger throughout to show how strong he is. An example of this is on lines 223-224 "But to table, Beowulf, a banquet in your honor: Let us toast your victories, and talk of the future" Here he is honored for his great victory over the first monster.

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I think the author included three monsters in the story to portray different traits that each monster possessed, such as isolation, vengeance and greed. The tension of the battles increased as even though Beowulf's strength was increasingly shown through the defeat of each monster, the battles also became harder over time, which keeps readers guessing if he is able to defeat all of them in the end.

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Grendel is the greater villain because he killed the innocent out of hatred and because of blood lust. His mother and the dragon had reasons for their attack on the people. His mother acted out of hurt and anguish, not just pure evil intent and the unnamed dragon was protecting their gold and valuables. A quote that exemplifies the idea that Grendel is the greater villain is, "The monster’s thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws: He slipped through the door and there in the silence, Snatched up thirty men, smashed them, Unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies,
The blood dripping behind him, To his lair, delighted with his night’s slaughter." (34-40). This illustrates how Grendel had no remorse for the murdering of those 30 men and even enjoyed the fact that he committed such a crime. Because he acted out of just pure evil intent and killed innocent is why I view him as the greater villain.

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I believe Grendel to be the greatest villain because Grendel kills out of jealousy of the people in Herot. Grendel becomes curious about what the warriors in Herot did when the night falls, "Then, when the darkness had dropped, Grendel Went up to Herot, wondering what the warriors would do in that hall when the drinking was done." (30-32). Grendel's curiosity becomes anger when he decides to take and kill 30 men sleeping in Herot. "He slipped through the door and there in the silence, Snathced up thirty men..." (36-37). As opposed to his mother who was killing to get revenge for the death of her son. The dragon was only protecting the treasure that a thief was trying to steal.

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I think that the author decided to include three battles possibly because 3 was an important number in many of the bible stories. It could have also been because each of them represented the opposite of 3 different traits of a hero. The first battle with Grendel was very easy for Beowulf to win, the battle with Grendel's mom was won by luck and the battle with the dragon was Beowulf's last. The battles increased in tension because we could tell that Beowulf was possibly getting weaker and the monsters had more and more rage.

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I think the author included 3 monsters in the stories as tests. If Beowulf beat these tests, the reader feels as if he is indeed the great warrior described by himself. Throughout all 3 battles, Beowulf is getting stronger but also weaker at the same time. We, as readers, wonder after every battle if he will live to see another day.

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The author included three monsters for Beowulf to battle because they allowed the reader to see his continued character growth, becoming the ultimate hero. Throughout his battles, his strength and courage is challenged, which prevails, allowing him to win all of his battles. He becomes stronger after his first two battles, and gets rid of evil for Herot. Fighting three battles established Beowulf as a noble hero, who was truly one of the strongest men.

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I think the author included three monsters in the story for Beowulf to battle to show how his character develops and establishes his credibility as a hero. By showing how Beowulf excelled in several battles, the author proves that Beowulf deserves his praise and title as a hero. Having him battle three monsters, and die a hero shows how he demonstrates the characteristics an Anglo-Saxon warrior has.

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I believe the author added three villains to the story to add more of a conflict and to show Beowulf's true ability. Beowulf volunteering to fight all three monsters portrays how he represents all the characteristics of an Anglo-Saxon hero. The tensions increased throughout each battle because each battle became harder and harder for Beowulf to win.

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"He slipped through the door and there in the silence Snatched up thirty men, smashed them" Grendel is a perfect example of a villain or monster in any kind of good verse story. His heart if filled with pure anger he felt no guilt when he killed many men which is a sign of pure evil. Unlike Grendel's mother she had a reason for going after the men because they killed Grendel. Grendel on the other hand had no true reason.

Unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies,

The blood dripping behind him

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I think the author included three monsters in this story to increase the intensity and suspense. Each monster gave Beowulf another challenge. This made him appear as an unstoppable, strong hero. Beowulf symbolized strength and courage through these battles.

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I think that the 3 villains in this story were to show the courage of Beowulf but also the changing strength. With each of the monsters he continues to have courage, but at each battle the monsters become stronger as he becomes weaker with age. It builds tension as the battle becomes closer in who the victor is.

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The author likely included three monsters for Beowulf to fight because each villain likely represented an evil that Anglo-Saxons experienced. The Anglo-Saxon people needed stories that showed a superhuman hero defeating the evils that they had to face in their world. This would give them hope and motivation to keep going in a difficult world. The tension increases with each battle because Beowulf gets closer and closer to death with each villain, until he finally dies because of the dragon.

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I consider Grendel to be the greatest villain because he committed his crimes based on pure greed and spite. Unlike Grendel's mother who felt like she had a moral obligation to avenge her late son, Grendel's motivation to kill was purely for his own satisfaction. Not only this but Grendel, although being a bloodthirsty monster, was a coward. Grendel only attacked in the depths of the night, "He slipped through the door and there in the silence Snatched up thirty men, smashed them Unknowing in their beds"(36-38). In order to satiate his own blood-lust he killed but his cowardly demeanor only allowed him to kill when his victims were unaware, giving himself the advantage. Moreover, Grendel was never satisfied and always wanted more. He had no remorse and derived sick pleasure from taking their lives. After a night of murder, Grendel would return "so set On murder that no crime could ever be enough, No savage assault quench his lust For evil."(50-53). His blood-lust was endless, motivated only by his own selfish entertainment.

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"Grendel came, hoping to kill anyone he could trap on his trip to high Herot. He moved quickly through the cloudy night, up from his swampland, sliding silently toward that gold shining hall."
Grendel is evil because he was waiting till the night to come from his home and kill the the citizens. He killed these men with no real reasoning but he just did it. That is very evil, the other monsters wouldn't just go kill for fun, they had reasoning.

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The author using three monsters in the story increased tension and suspense throughout the story. The use of three different monsters that Beowulf battled allowed Beowulf to showcase his levels of strength and characteristics as a Anglo-Saxon hero. Each battle allowed Beowulf to gain more "fame" and recognition for himself and the third monster allowed Beowulf to die as a hero. The tension of the battles increased throughout the story because as Beowulf got older the stakes got higher. With the final battle, Beowulf is an old man increasing the stakes. As Beowulf got more fame and became king the stakes became higher because he had to protect his town, while fighting a monster alone.

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I think the author included 3 monster for Beowulf to face in this story to reveal his continuous courage and strength. It shows he is the ultimate warrior. Throughout each battle, it seemed to get progressively harder with building more suspense. First with Grendel, then Grendel mother, and finally the Dragon.

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I think that the author decided to use three monsters in the story to show that beowulf is a great warrior and to show his legacy and what he is capable of. I think that he decided that the battles would progressively get more intense to represent real life and challenges that happen and that the dragon kills him to show that no matter who it is there is still things that can put you down.

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I think that the author decided to have three villains in the poem because all three of them bring something different to the poem and offer a new challenge for Beowulf. I think that they increasingly got tougher for Beowulf because it shows that Beowulf was always challenged in each fight but he was still brave.

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The author included other monsters to this story to add suspense. It also increases strength to the plot. Bringing along these monsters made Beowulf show off his talents. Everything was going good until Beowulf came across the last monster and wasn't able to defeat him and resulted in the death of Beowulf. It also displays a lesson meaning that nothing lasts forever and that showed at the end of the story.

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I think that the author added the 3 monsters because it helps show that beowulf is a strong noble man and it helped show his heroism in battle. It also helped to build tension with each monster getting stronger and keeping us engaged. I think that the tension built with the monsters getting stronger and then the readers get shocked by Beowulf's death.

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The dragon is especially villainous because it doesn't have any morals or any links to humanity. It's just a beast that brings terror and death.

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The author of Beowulf includes three monsters to show the strength and determination of Beowulf. Each battle becomes more difficult for him to complete, ultimately leading to his death. The levels of suspense in these battles change as the circumstances change. At the story's beginning, Beowulf is a mighty young warrior ready to conquer Grendel and show off to the people. By the end of the story, he is an aged king, still mighty and determined to fight against the dragon. Beowulf's character throughout the story is developed though his choices and determination in battle.