What is this supposed to mean?
No , it’s cruel . animals are to live freely without the interference of humans . anything forced out of the animals hurts them . unless the animal belongs to a person and that person doesn’t make the animal do things it doesn’t want to do, then using the animal for entertainment purposes is okay .
Grendel is protective of what is his, which would make him fight for those he loves. He also is not afraid of a challenge and would gladly risk his life in order to do what he feels is right. What stops these seeds from developing is Grendel's greed as well as his mother's role-modeling influence on him as he was being brought up.