Question

read these lines from beowulf
he realized
that the demon was going to descend on the hall,
that he had plotted all day, from dawn - light
until darkness gathered again over the world
and stealthy night - shapes came stealing forth
under the cloud - murk.
read this 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.
which statement best compares the two excerpts?
grendel is described as an unfeeling creature in
beowulf, but he is a sensitive and emotional
character in grendel
grendel seems comical and ridiculous in beowulf,
but he seems calm and calculating in grendel
beowulf feels sympathy for grendel in beowulf, but
he is jealous of grendel in grendel

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first option: In "Beowulf", Grendel is a demon plotting to attack, seen as unfeeling. In "Grendel", he's "torn apart by poetry", streaming tears, showing sensitivity/emotion. This matches the character portrayal difference.
2. Analyze the second option: In "Beowulf", Grendel is a menacing demon, not comical. In "Grendel", he's described as "ridiculous" but also emotional, not calm/calculating. So this is incorrect.
3. The third option is unclear (text cut off) but from context, it's not relevant.
4. Analyze the fourth option: In "Beowulf", Beowulf fights Grendel, showing no sympathy. So this is incorrect.

Answer:

A. Grendel is described as an unfeeling creature in Beowulf, but he is a sensitive and emotional character in Grendel.