Question

Which line best helps the reader understand Grendel’s character? In the beginning there were various groups of them: ragged little bands that roamed the forest on foot or horseback . . . Ice clung to their eyebrows and beards and eyelashes, and I’d hear them whining and groaning as they walked. In time I began to be more amused than revolted by what they threatened. It didn’t matter to me what they did to each other. Spears flying, swords whonking, arrows raining from the windows and doors of the meadhall and the edge of the woods.

Answer 1

Which line best helps the reader understand Grendel’s character?

In the beginning there were various groups of them: ragged little bands that roamed the forest on foot or horseback . . .

Ice clung to their eyebrows and beards and eyelashes, and I’d hear them whining and groaning as they walked.  

In time I began to be more amused than revolted by what they threatened. It didn’t matter to me what they did to each other.

Spears flying, swords whonking, arrows raining from the windows and doors of the meadhall and the edge of the woods.

The answer is C.

Answer 2

The correct answer is the third option - In time I began to be more amused than revolted by what they threatened. It didn’t matter to me what they did to each other. 
It presents us with a different perspective of Grendel, from his own point of view. We can see that in the beginning, he was disgusted by humans, and envied them, which is why he attacked them constantly. However, over time, they became funny little creatures to him, yet he still killed them - but now, for fun.