Saturday, October 25, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Comments on The Stranger
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The Stranger's Merseult. Click on this post's title to link to their blog.
The Stranger's Merseult. Click on this post's title to link to their blog.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Grendel
While watching the movie I realized something.
Grendel is not described very much in Beowulf. And even in Grendel, he is not described that much.
In Beowulf, it is known that Grendel is strong, magically deflective towards normal weapons, lives in a cave, is the son of an aquatic/amphibious mother, has claws. Anything else?
He could be like a crab, like a bear, like a troll, like a human. Nothing much is really know besides his actions.
In Grendel, he is assumed to be furry. His mother is furry. They live in a partially-submerged cave (one has to pass through the fire-snake water to get in). He is rather whiny. He still kills people. He gains the magic against weapons from the dragon and did not have it before.
In the movie, Grendel is a Gollum-like creature. He is almost(?) hairless. He is actually sexless. He is Hrothgar's son. He has sensitive ears that apparently only started to bother him when he is grown. He is huge. He is strong.
...
just wanted to point it out.
i'll have some pictures in a bit.
maybe.
i really should finish my essay first.
Grendel is not described very much in Beowulf. And even in Grendel, he is not described that much.
In Beowulf, it is known that Grendel is strong, magically deflective towards normal weapons, lives in a cave, is the son of an aquatic/amphibious mother, has claws. Anything else?
He could be like a crab, like a bear, like a troll, like a human. Nothing much is really know besides his actions.
In Grendel, he is assumed to be furry. His mother is furry. They live in a partially-submerged cave (one has to pass through the fire-snake water to get in). He is rather whiny. He still kills people. He gains the magic against weapons from the dragon and did not have it before.
In the movie, Grendel is a Gollum-like creature. He is almost(?) hairless. He is actually sexless. He is Hrothgar's son. He has sensitive ears that apparently only started to bother him when he is grown. He is huge. He is strong.
...
just wanted to point it out.
i'll have some pictures in a bit.
maybe.
i really should finish my essay first.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
THIS POST IS JENNIE'S FAULT
TODAY'S POST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY JENNIE AND BEOWULF. THAT'S WHY IT'S IN CAPSLOCK.
SO I TOLD JENNIE I WANTED TO DRAW AN EXTREMELY STUPID CARTOON BEOWULF. REALLY BADLY. SHE TOLD ME TO SCAN IT AND PUT IT HERE.
SO I DID. THIS HAD BETTER WORK.
ALSO, A BONUS FROM GRENDEL:
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Grendel's View of Beowulf
For Spencer's benefit, I've illustrated my post with a picture of Grendel. Somehow I feel that this depiction isn't too accurate though.
Grendel sees Beowulf as being insane - in some ways it seems that Grendel could even see Beowulf as not being human (for example when Grendel thinks that Beowulf suddenly has wings) although on pg. 169 Grendel refers to him as his "dear long-lost brother, kinsman-thane" and says "he is only a man."
In Beowulf, it says that Grendel was killed by Beowulf's extreme strength. However in Grendel Beowulf seems to win through his rhetorical tricks and brainwashing.
Grendel refuses to accept that Beowulf could possibly be stronger or smarter than he is. He continually reminds himself that Beowulf caught hold of him through trickery and accident. His last words echo this: "Poor Grendel's had an accident." He cannot believe that any living creature could get the better of him. He thought that he was immortal and this new realization is hard for him to believe.
Grendel sees Beowulf as being insane - in some ways it seems that Grendel could even see Beowulf as not being human (for example when Grendel thinks that Beowulf suddenly has wings) although on pg. 169 Grendel refers to him as his "dear long-lost brother, kinsman-thane" and says "he is only a man."
In Beowulf, it says that Grendel was killed by Beowulf's extreme strength. However in Grendel Beowulf seems to win through his rhetorical tricks and brainwashing.
Grendel refuses to accept that Beowulf could possibly be stronger or smarter than he is. He continually reminds himself that Beowulf caught hold of him through trickery and accident. His last words echo this: "Poor Grendel's had an accident." He cannot believe that any living creature could get the better of him. He thought that he was immortal and this new realization is hard for him to believe.
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