I believe the answer is cruel
Answer:
Beowulf criminalizes Grendel as a monster.
Explanation:
he describes Grendel as someone who was going to kill them, and if i remember the story right, Grendel just wanted to be friends with the humans. but, they laughed him out of the feasting hall.
there was no question attached.
A hyperbole is an extreme literary exaggeration. Such as, "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!" Obviously one person could not eat a horse, but instead uses a hyperbole to express his/her hunger.
