Theme of envy: As a descendent of Cain, Grendel is the biblical son of Adam and Eve, who out of jealousy kills his brother Abel (Genesis 4). He is eternally doomed. Grendel's response in envy to Heorot's light filled and happy celebrations. The scops "Song of Creation" reminds him of the loss he suffered because of Cain's sin and makes him angry and seek for revenge from him stemming envy.
Theme of revenge: The central theme of revenge serves as motivation to many characters. Grendel delights in revenging Heorot as he hates about other men success, glory, joy and favor in the eyes of god.
Grendel's mother avenges Heorot against her son's death, motivated by mother's fury.
The dragons embark revenge against fugitive slave for theft from his hoard of treasure by raiding the countryside and burning the Beowulf's home to which Beowulf seeks revenge against dragons for the destruction caused.
Answer:
because different text can give you different information on a topic, or can expand on the topic
Answer:
Ethos
Explanation:
I think its Ethos because he is definitely showing that he values the honourable men more than whoever he is talking to which is showing what he believes (his ethics etc.)
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The part of this excerpt from Homer’s Odyssey depicts Ulysses revealing his true identity to his faithful servants Eumaeus and Philaetius is
His ragged vest then drawn aside disclosed The sign conspicuous, and the scar exposed: Eager they view'd, with joy they stood amazed With tearful eyes o'er all their master gazed: Around his neck their longing arms they cast, His head, his shoulders, and his knees embraced; Tears followed tears; no word was in their power; In solemn silence fell the kindly shower. The king too weeps, the king too grasps their hands; And moveless, as a marble fountain, stands.
So do we explain in direct speech now?
