Question
Read the excerpt from Grendel.
Thus I fled, ridiculous hairy creature torn apart by poetry—crawling, whimpering, streaming tears, across the world like a two-headed beast, like mixed-up lamb and kid at the tail of a baffled, indifferent ewe—and I gnashed my teeth and clutched the sides of my head as if to heal the split, but I couldn’t.
How is Grendel characterized in this excerpt?
as humorous and comical
as violent and dangerous
as upset and confused
as weak and sickly
Thus I fled, ridiculous hairy creature torn apart by poetry—crawling, whimpering, streaming tears, across the world like a two-headed beast, like mixed-up lamb and kid at the tail of a baffled, indifferent ewe—and I gnashed my teeth and clutched the sides of my head as if to heal the split, but I couldn’t.
How is Grendel characterized in this excerpt?
as humorous and comical
as violent and dangerous
as upset and confused
as weak and sickly
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In this excerpt, Grendel is characterized primarily as **upset and confused**. The imagery of him fleeing and whimpering, along with the description of his emotional turmoil (streaming tears, gnashing teeth, and clutching his head), suggests a deep sense of distress and confusion about his identity and existence. The reference to being a "ridiculous hairy creature" and the mixed metaphor of being like a "two-headed beast" accentuates his inner conflict and feelings of inadequacy.