Question

how is grendel characterized in this passage?
i was so filled with sorrow and tenderness i could hardly
have found it in my heart to snatch a pig!
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.
—grendel,
john gardner
grendel is heartless and indifferent.
grendel is emotional and sensitive.
grendel is angry and vicious.
grendel is calm and decisive.

Explanation:

The passage uses words like "sorrow and tenderness," "whimpering," "streaming tears" which indicate emotions. The description of being "torn apart by poetry" also shows sensitivity.

Answer:

Grendel is emotional and sensitive.