Beowulf: The Ultimate Good

The epic poem Beowulf if the ultimate story of good vs. evil. It shows many contrasts between good and evil. The main character: Beowulf represents good while the monster, Grendall, represents evil. This poem mirrors the battle of God and Satan. Grendall represents Satan, he is made up of pure evil, death and darkness.

Grendall represents the ultimate evil, he was spawned by a pair of monsters who were born of Cain. They were murderous creatures who were banned by God. However, evil was driven away and this left the demons bitter and angry, they wanted evil to ultimately conquer good.

Grendall tries to destroy everyone and everything around him. Grendall waited until dark and went to the land of Herot looking for the warriors. He finds them, snatches up thirty of the men while they are sleeping, and kills them all. The next night Grendall goes back, "so set on murder that no crime could ever be enough, no savage assault quenched his lust for evil." His victims would plead with him not to kill them, but he did it anyways because he enjoyed it. The men fled as far as they could, and the only survivors were the men who fled. The land of Herot was happy and joyful, until the evil of Grendall entered the land and destroyed all of the happiness and joy that existed. He haunted the halls of Herot for twelve years. Hatred and evil had finally conquered.

Grendall killed as often as he could. He was "alone, blood thirsty and horrible," however, Grendall wouldn't touch King Hrothgar's Throne, this was because it was protected by God. Since in many ways Grendall symbolizes evil and Satan it is clear why he doesn't attempt to kill someone who is protected by God.

His home was said to be much like a hell. He was spawned in the slime that he lived in. Because of Grendall, Herot was empty. Their wasn't much anyone could do about his killings until Beowulf came. Before Grendall was murdered, his own