Comparison of the Monsters
Grendel:
- descendant of Cain - can pick up several men at once and eat them - lurks at night - hates music, joy, and laughter - “A God-cursed scream and strain of catastrophe, / the howl of the loser, the lament of the hell-serf” (785-786) - “...And his glee was demonic” (730). - defeated by Beowulf Godzilla: - created from nuclear radioactivity - originated as a Gojirasaurus - blows nuclear plasma mist out of its mouth - defeated by several people Both: - large monsters - instills fear in the people - both representations of the horrors and evil in the world - attack cities and terrorize the people - both represent the sin of man |