Question

n a response of two to three sentences, explain how the action described in the following lines helps show Grendel as a monster. "He beheld in the hall the heroes in numbers, A circle of kinsmen sleeping together, A throng of thanemen: then his thoughts were exultant, He minded to sunder, from each of the thanemen The life from his body"

Answer 1

Grendel is shown as a monster as he was exultant; highly elated about the presence of the kinsmen he wanted to devour.

Answer 2

In these lines, the character of Grendel is very clear. The author makes it clear to us that Grendel is a monster. We learn that he is "exultant" to see the men he is about to kill. He is also excited about the possibility of taking the life from their bodies. These evil thoughts show that Grendel is a monster and that he is placed in opposition to the men.