Read these lines from Beowulf . He realized that the demon was going to descend on the hall, that he had plotted all day, from dawn-light until darkness gathered again over the world and stealthy night-shapes came stealing forth under the cloud-murk. Read this excerpt from Grendel . Thus I fled, ridiculous hairy creature torn apart by poetry—crawling, whimpering, streaming tears, across the world like a two-headed beast, like mixed-up lamb and kid at the tail of a baffled, indifferent ewe—and I gnashed my teeth and clutched the sides of my head as if to heal the split, but I couldn’t. Which statement best compares the two excerpts?
Answer
A
Grendel seems comical and ridiculous in Beowulf , but he seems calm and calculating in Grendel .
B
Beowulf feels sympathy for Grendel in Beowulf , but he is jealous of Grendel in Grendel .
C
Grendel is described as an unfeeling creature in Beowulf , but he is a sensitive and emotional character in Grendel .
D
Beowulf acts cowardly in Beowulf , but he behaves like a fearless hero in Grendel .