I still have the echo of a squawking Grendel losing his battle with Beowulf, the man of strong shoulders. From Gardner's perspective, we have witnessed the inner turmoil of the monster and, while a representative of Anglo Saxon ideology of pure evil and darkness, Grendel has become a round character full of insanity, spite, and longing for human connection.
Guess what? There is no reading homework for Friday! When we resume our Anglo Saxon class, we will read a poem, the last text before assigned the New Historicist essay. Time to write, my little monsters.
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