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    Beowulf, the protector of heorot, is going against Grendel, the descendant of the first murderer Cain. The good of the poem is Beowulf's bravery to fight the monster without weapons knowing Grendel does not use weapons. Grendel's mother is a representation of both, the good and the evil.

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    Beowulf, the protector of heorot, is going against Grendel, the descendant of the first murderer Cain. The good of the poem is Beowulf's bravery to fight the monster without weapons knowing Grendel does not use weapons. Grendel's mother is a representation of both, the good and the evil.

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    ThepoemBeowulfisaboutthegoodvs.theevil.Beowulf,theprotectorof
    Heorot,isgoingagainstGrendel,thedescendantofthefirstmurdererCain.Beowulf
    arrivesatHeorotbecauseheheardabouttheattack.Hedeclareshisfightagainst
    Grendel,anddecidednottouseweapons.ThegoodofthepoemisBeowulfsbraveryto
    fightthemonsterwithoutweaponsknowingGrendeldoesnotuseweapons,andtheevil
    isGrendelsmonstrousbehaviorbecauseoftheattackonHeorotandkillingofthemen.
    Beowulfistherepresentationofthegood.AshearrivedtoHeorotbecausehe
    heardaboutGrendelsattackhedecidesnotuseweapons.HeknewGrendeldoesnt
    haveanyweapons,soitwouldntbefairforhimtouseweapons.Hebegantoremove
    hisironbreastmail,/orderinghimtokeeptheequipmentguarded(Beowulf45).
    BeowulfcouldhaveusedweaponsbutthoughtitwasunfairGrendeldidnthave
    weapons.Grendelistherepresentationoftheevil.GodcursedGrendelcamegreedily
    loping,/...huntingforpreyinthehighhall(Beowulf49).Grendelcametocause
    trouble.Hecameattackingthehallbecausehewasgoingtokillthemensincehewas
    hungry.
    Grendelsmotherisarepresentationofgoodandevil.Grendelsmotherwas
    upsetbecausehersonwaskilled.Shetookmattersintoherownhandsbygetting
    revenge....agreatreversal,onceGrendelsmother/attackedandentered(Beowulf
    91).Grendelsmotherisarepresentationofboth,thegoodandtheevil.Grendels
    motherrepresentsthegoodbecauseshewasgettingrevengeonthosewhohurther

    andkilledhersonbutsherepresentsevilbecauseshedoesntknowhecausedhisown
    death.
    ThepoemBeowulfshowsrepresentationsofgoodvsevil.Beowulfwho
    representsgooddecidedtobeequaltoGrendelwhenitcamedowntothefight.While
    GrendelrepresentsevilbecauseoutofangerheattackedHeorot.Ontheotherhand,
    Grendelsmotherrepresentsbothgoodandevil.Grendelsmotherrepresentsgood
    becauseshelldoanythingtogetjusticeforherson.However,sherepresentsevil
    becauseshedidntknowGrendelwaskilledforareason.Thepoemrevealsmany
    actionsthatrepresentthegoodversusevil.

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