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How Is Grendel Portrayed In Beowulf
1.The last major character that was added to the movie was Grendel’s father.

2. In the movie, Selma was casted out of the village because she was convicted of murder, even though she wasn’t the person to commit the crime.

3.The witch was casted from her village because of false accusation with the villagers that were afraid of her.

4.A major addition to the main character's roster was Grendel’s son.

5.Some could argue that it’s an attempt to portray Grendel as a fatherly figure.

6.There could be many possible outcomes that can explain as to why this particular character was chosen to be in the movie.

7.Grendel knew then and there all he wanted was revenge on Hrothgar, the murderer of his father.

8.The addition of the child was
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14. In Beowulf, it’s said that Grendel was alone when he killed all the soldiers in the mead hall because they were joyful and making a lot of loud noises.

15.A possible solution as to why they chose to portray this is so that the person telling the story could downplay the emotions that people feel when they get attached to something.

16.It shows that Grendel has a father and he was shot down by Hrothgar and his thanes.

17.The epic Beowulf and the film Beowulf and Grendel are from two different time periods.

18.The reason being was because that Selma felt bad for Grendel since they were in the same boat as being seen differently.

19.This is one of the many complexities in life because he was trying to get over the death of his father, and the only way he knew how was to seek revenge.

20.Grendel’s father was added to humanize Grendel, and to give him a reason to go out and kill all those people.

21.The child is a product of Grendel and Selma, another additional character that serves as the mother of the boy.

22.Another major character that was added to the movie was Selma the
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29.Because of the mistreatment of his father and the way he was made an outcast, he had no choice but to lash out at these soldiers.

30.This is a perfect example that almost anything that comes in a story could have a truthful meaning.

31.In the decade of Beowulf there was different views and beliefs that can be viewed in this century as barbaric and brutal.

32.The Epic of Beowulf and Beowulf and Grendel is a perfect example of the religious differences and views of the people of this particular century.

33.In Beowulf and Grendel there was a more pronounced difference in religious views than in the Epic of Beowulf done to try to be more relatable to today's society.

34.He bestowed on commoners of what he thought was right, disrespect and cruelty.

35.Hrothgar and his men were responsible for the death of Grendel’s father.

36.He realizes that the barbaric ways of himself and his family are not the ways that he would like to prolong in his kingdom as a ruler.

37.Hrothgar spars Grendel in the movie to show that the Danes are not totally barbaric.

38.Hrothgar in the beginning was confronted by the Christian

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