How is grendel characterized in this excerpt?
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i was safe in my tree, and the men who fought were nothing to me, except of course that they talked in something akin to my language, which meant that we were, incredibly, related. i was sickened, if only at the waste of it: all they killed—cows, horses, men—they left to rot or burn. i sacked all i could and tried to store it, but my mother would growl and make faces because of the stink.

he is weak and easily disgusted by dead animals.
he is careful and respectful of animal life.
he is cruel and disobedient to his mother’s wishes.
he is considerate and mindful of the fighting men

Grendel is characterized in this excerpt as careful and respectful of animal life.

Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (AD 700–1000). Grendel is found in the Nowell Codex.

Grendel is described as an unfeeling creature in Beowulf. He has a sensitive and emotional character. Grendel stands for evil and represents traits that the Anglo-Saxons did not respect.

Whereas Beowulf stands for good, because he fights for what is right and symbolizes the traits that Anglo-Saxon warrior culture held in highest regard.

Grendel is carnivorous. He feasts on human flesh and drinks human blood. He is incredibly strong, once smashing thirty men at one time before dragging them all back to his lair. Grendel can also be quick, quiet and stealthy. He can sneak into Herot without being detected.

I was safe in my tree, and the men who fought were nothing to me, except of course that they talked in something akin to my language, which meant that we were, incredibly, related. I was sickened, if only at the waste of it: all they killed—cows, horses, men—they left to rot or burn. I sacked all I could and tried to store it, but my mother would growl and make faces because of the stink.

According to that excerpt above, Grendel is characterized as careful and respectful of animal life.

Grade:  9

Subject:  English

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Keywords: Grendel

normally working animals are domesticated and ruled by a master, a domesticator (tamer), to perform basic and important functions on a farm, for example. the value used in this context is animal labor in exchange for food. it is not so much a contrast to the story told by napoleon and the pigs, since the animals of that particular farm also performed functions on the farm through domestication. the only thing is that in this case, who rules them is a pig, also an animal, but very respected, to whom the other animals lent him submission. that's about a strong relationship of dependency between animal and owner.