In every mang's face she saw the same men that hurt her and abused her, thus making it easy to take their life because she believe that people like that did not deserve to live. Griseldas reasoning to these actions was that the same men could have done the same thing to some other innocent girl out there and so it was better to take them at that moment then later after they had already done harm to others.…
In the beginning of the novel, Grendel declares his hatred towards his surroundings. "The sky ignores me Him too I hate, the same as I hate these brainless, budding trees, these brattling birds" (6). It seems that his addiction to hatred leaves Grendel impermeable to any outside guidance. Through mainly intimidation, Grendel never lets others communicate. His mother, for instance, is completely mute and riddled with anxiety in his presence. Grendel's stubborn ways begin to wane as the Shaper emerges. Before, Grendel never listened to anyone, he only talked to himself. "Talking, talking, spinning a spell, pale skin of words that closes me in like a coffin" (15). Then, the Shaper comes with his well-versed stories and Grendel is fascinated. Suddenly, it becomes apparent that emotion, communication and expression are the remedy to infinite sadness. As the Shaper plays for only Hrothgar at a distance, the powerful expression of his song lures Grendel out of hopelessness and into happiness. "My heart was light with Hrothgar's goodness, and leaden with grief at my own bloodthirsty ways" (48). The music makes such an impression on Grendel, because he is now disgusted by his old, vicious ways. The Shaper's expression is legendary to Grendel; it causes the first diverge from his…
In this passage, Liesel is going through one of her toughest moments in her life. At the same time, the author uses the word darkness, to symbolize Liesel's feelings. In this situation, darkness is representing the feeling of hopeless. In other words, Liesel is currently going through a lot of fluctuations in her life which causes her to get trapped inside of her own world. Simultaneously, she loses hope in this world, causing her to see everything in darkness. The reasons that Liesel would feel this way is most likely due to her brother's death, being sent to a foster home and getting beaten by her foster mother and realizing that she will never have the chance to see her real mother again. As a result, Liesel's experiences makes my…
With insistent meter and captivating rhyme schemes, Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven" are both very similar. However, in their views of love, namely the loss and mourning of beautiful women, they differ greatly. Through analysis of the two poems, the reader observes that whom Poe had chosen for a speaker, the tone and the sound effects are all factors in both poems that make two poems with a similar theme contrast.…
When Grendel dies people view Grendel ’s mom as a horrible monster for defending her son. This is seen in the quote "His mothers sad heart, and her greed, drove her den on the dangerous pathway to revenge" (lines 1275-1277). In the quote, it talks about Grendel’s Mother’s sad heart, yet no one has sympathy for her lose. As said in the quote she goes on a “dangerous pathway of revenge”, but the…
<br>With insistent meter and captivating rhyme schemes, Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven" are both very similar. However, in their views of love, namely the loss and mourning of beautiful women, they differ greatly. Through analysis of the two poems, the reader observes that whom Poe had chosen for a speaker, the tone and the sound effects are all factors in both poems that make two poems with a similar theme contrast.…
#1 People in their teenage years often experience a sense of isolation, and this is what Grendel is representing. He doesn’t understand why everyone else has companionship, while he is alone, which is showing his struggle to find out the meaning of his life. People always complain that “no one understands them” and in Grendel’s case, it’s literal, no one understands him.…
Throughout Grendel’s life he dealt with a series of difficulties. He lived with his mother, who became a burden to him for she was rather attached to her son and did not want to let him out of their habitat. However, he always left anyway seeking new adventure and the approval of Hrothgar’s people. Although, he longed to be accepted he hid from society for his fear of what might happen was vast. Grendel, having the mentality of a teenage boy, could not contain his emotions and eventually exposed himself to human kind.…
Like all good mothers, Gluckel of Hameln wanted nothing but to provide for her children and teach them lifelong lessons. She began to write her book after her beloved husband passed away, leaving her with their twelve children and his prospering business as a merchant to manage. Distraught, Gluckel wrote at night when she couldn’t sleep, with hopes that her words would stay with her children throughout their lives. Over the years, Gluckel wrote when she felt it necessary, collecting seven short books within her autobiography, each conveying its own concept. The book as a whole, however, is based on three main lessons Gluckel wanted to instill into her children: there is no point in questioning God’s actions, the only solution to a man’s misery is to…
In the 1800?s it shows the influence of religion as well as social status (Thompkins 402). Even the food that each character desired was a direct representation of their nature. This notion is explored by Eugene Weber, who explains that ?In fairy stories only the wicked eat meat?or the wicked witch who plans to eat Hansel. As for the children themselves, when the witch serves them what they are told is a good meal, they get ?milk pancakes and sugar apples, and nuts.? (Weber 101). We can see the witch has a need to eat human meat, which is a taboo in society. However, the children seek food that is light and sweet such as candy and cakes. The idea of light and dark is also represented when we look at how the characters view their own survival. In Hansel & Gretel the children care for each other; even when their own lives are at stake. For example, it is Hansel who is being prepped to be eaten not Gretel, yet instead of planning her own escape she works on trying to free her brother despite the risk. When we look at the evil characters in the story like the witch and the stepmother, the reader is shown how both put their own needs above everyone else. The stepmother does not care about the children and comes up with a plan to leave them in the woods so she does not have to share their dwindling food supply. The witch is also focused on self-preservation and her own desire to eat human…
The two poems are written by a twentieth century poet called Carol Ann Duffy. In her poems women are presented in various ways. For example, the women in her poems ‘Salome’ and ‘Havisham’ are both quite deranged together with disturbed characteristics as they view love and relationships in two different ways – anger and bitterness. Duffy is known to write about traumatising scenes from childhood, adolescence, and adult life through love, memory and language; as shown in these two poems. Like comparing any two pieces of literature they both equally have their similarities and differences. These two poems were written around the same time, and one peculiar thing about the poems that Duffy wrote is the fact that she produced poems about women who were unimportant and inferior to famous pieces of writings like Salome in the first two books in the New Testament of the Bible as Herodias’ daughter and Herold Antipas’ step-daughter, and Havisham in one of Charles Dickens’ novels as Miss Havisham – ‘Great Expectations’. The women in Duffy’s poems are the same women as in those famous novels, however, they have a voice of their own – the poems show what these women have to say for themselves. Love has played a big role in the two women’s lives; it had scarred them and is one of the main reasons for their actions mentioned throughout the poems. Nevertheless, how they accept the consequences of love are completely unalike, yet one similarity is that they both respond to it as hatred.…
Firstly, Grendel thinks that women remind him of his curse. For instance, when Grendel sees his own mother, she reminds him of the origins of the curse. Grendel depicts being reminded by his mother when thinking: “Not that she dissects and ponders the dusty mechanical bits of her miserable life’s curse” (11). Grendel’s mom reminds him of his lonely lifestyle and he blames her for not integrating him into society. Grendel wishes his mother had been able to integrate them into society and allowed them to be accepted by the people. He is bitter that she was unable to do so because of her inability to communicate and presumes that she is the impetus for their curse. Grendel will not forgive her and believes she is simply a reminder of his misfortune.…
Throughout the book there are three stages to Grendels’ life. The first stage starts off with his childhood, which he spends exploring and questioning. He eventually finds the lake of firesnakes and the land after it is his introduction to a larger world full of danger and knowledge. The second stage starts when a bull attacks Grendel; this teaches Grendel that the world is full of danger and makes him question the meaning of life. Grendel tries to figure out the meaning of life by observing how humans go through life and it interests him. While Grendel is trapped and getting attacked by a bull some humans intervene and see him trapped. Grendel tries talking to the humans and ask for help, and all of a sudden they attack Grendel because they do not understand him and fear him because of his appearance. Grendel’s mother comes to the rescue to save her son. How could one be a monster yet be saved by his mother? This is an example of my sympathy for Grendel who is a misunderstood creature.…
“Hansel and Gretel” takes place during a period of hardship when food was scarce, which inevitably led to an economic downfall. Hansel and Gretel live with their stepmother and father, who is a woodcutter. Their father does not earn very much from his occupation and is struggling to feed his family. One day the stepmother convinces the father to take them into the woods and leave…
Imagine having a love so strong that even angels in heaven are envious. This is how a man felt about his beloved Annabel Lee. They fell deeply in love at a very young age. This great love had complications when Annabel was abruptly taken away from the man and eventually passing away. She his darling, his wife, and his bride and now she was gone. They say true love conquers that the love they shared is eternal, and regardless of her death, their love will last forever. This poem was described with many elements that help illustrate a tragic fairy tale love story. Imagery, word choice, and alliteration are all poetic elements that helped shaped this poem.…