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... Grendel , Unferth , and Haethcynn must be judged , but also Beowulf , in his role as shadow twin and brother - slayer of Grendel . In mythic metaphor , Beowulf embodies the very contradiction he struggles against ; like Oedipus ...
... Grendel , Unferth , and Haethcynn must be judged , but also Beowulf , in his role as shadow twin and brother - slayer of Grendel . In mythic metaphor , Beowulf embodies the very contradiction he struggles against ; like Oedipus ...
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... Grendel and his mother as moral outcasts ( Weal eow 113 ) . She also associates Yrsa with Freyja ( 170 ) , and relates the Danes ' worship of Hel to Grendel's mother ( 70 , 212 ) , implicitly suggesting the sexual relationship of the ...
... Grendel and his mother as moral outcasts ( Weal eow 113 ) . She also associates Yrsa with Freyja ( 170 ) , and relates the Danes ' worship of Hel to Grendel's mother ( 70 , 212 ) , implicitly suggesting the sexual relationship of the ...
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... Grendel is the most prominent of these " brothers . " As we have seen , many scholars relate him to Beowulf , positing intimacy and kinship , similarity of character , purpose , and attributes . The mothers of Beowulf and Grendel are ...
... Grendel is the most prominent of these " brothers . " As we have seen , many scholars relate him to Beowulf , positing intimacy and kinship , similarity of character , purpose , and attributes . The mothers of Beowulf and Grendel are ...
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