Question

Which character is described in these lines? "Too loathsome and lasting. Not longer he tarried, But one night after he continued his slaughter Shameless and shocking, shrinking but little From malice and murder, they mastered him fully."

Answer 1

Answer:

Grendel the monster.

Explanation:

In the epic narrative "Beowulf", the author gave a vivid description of how the   monster Grendel brought havoc to the people in the mead. While the men who had been drinking were sleeping peacefully, Grendel took thirty of the men to his lair. When he men woke up from their slumber, they were grieved and dejected, knowing that they could do nothing to stop him from killing them. But their grief wasn't ending, for Grendel again came the next night and took more victims.

The given passage is from the IIIrd chapter of the book, and it is titled "Grendel the Murderer". The passage is a description of the monster Grendel and the havoc he inflicted on the people of King Hrothgar's kingdom.