Question

Which line from Grendel best shows the darker side of the character Beowulf?

Answer 1

After a thorough research, there exists the same question with the following choices.

(A) He paused, his eyebrows cocked, and glanced at the coastguard and smiled
(B) The sea-pale eyes of the stranger were focused on nothing
(C) The stranger smiled on, his downward-slanting eyes like empty pit
(D) The stranger stopped eating, smiled

The correct answer is letter (C) 'The stranger smiled on, his downward-slanting eyes like empty pit.' best depicts the darker side of Beowulf.

Answer 2

Answer choices are :

(A) He paused, his eyebrows cocked, and glanced at the coastguard and smiled

(B) The sea-pale eyes of the stranger were focused on nothing

(C) The stranger smiled on, his downward-slanting eyes like empty pit

(D) The stranger stopped eating, smiled

Correct answer choice is :

C) The stranger smiled on, his downward-slanting eyes like empty pit

Explanation:

Grendel is a role in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. He is one of the poem's three opponents, all arranged in action to the protagonist Beowulf. Grendel is worried by all but Beowulf. Grendel is represented as dropped from the family of the Biblical character Cain, from Genesis 4 of the Bible.