I think the best answer is 'it creates a mood of despair and surrender', but it could possibly be 'it suggests what the characters should be feeling'.
Answer:What is the text? i will need that to answer
Explanation:
Major conflict. The poem essentially consists of three parts. There are three central conflicts: Grendel's domination of Heorot Hall<span>; the vengeance of Grendel's mother after Grendel is slain; and the rage of the dragon after a thief steals a treasure that it has been guarding.
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