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Chapter four is one of my favorite chapters in this novel because I believe that it is a major turning point for the story.
Grendel is fascinated by this separate "world", which is Hrothgar's kingdom, because he sees it as interesting and different from his world. He listens to the Shaper and becomes entranced in a sort of fairytale world, and he derives hope from his words.
Grendel also sees himself as more of a victim than a suspect toward the end of the chapter, because of the reaction he gets from the people one he steps out of the darkness. He was only trying to relate to them, and share his thoughts on the Shaper's words, in order to become friends with them, and they became frightened and attacked him somewhat irrationally.
I do have a few questions on this chapter.
If Grendel thinks the Shaper's thoughts are so ridiculous, then why is he so moved by them??
If his heart is so "leaden with the grief of his blood-thirsty ways", then why doesn't he stop terrorizing the people??
Grendel is fascinated by this separate "world", which is Hrothgar's kingdom, because he sees it as interesting and different from his world. He listens to the Shaper and becomes entranced in a sort of fairytale world, and he derives hope from his words.
Grendel also sees himself as more of a victim than a suspect toward the end of the chapter, because of the reaction he gets from the people one he steps out of the darkness. He was only trying to relate to them, and share his thoughts on the Shaper's words, in order to become friends with them, and they became frightened and attacked him somewhat irrationally.
I do have a few questions on this chapter.
If Grendel thinks the Shaper's thoughts are so ridiculous, then why is he so moved by them??
If his heart is so "leaden with the grief of his blood-thirsty ways", then why doesn't he stop terrorizing the people??
