Revenge Is revenge an excuse to commit murder? Some people might think it is. In the epic poem Beowulf, the anonymous author believes this. Beowulf was written between the 8th and 10th century and the transcripts were kept in a monastery. The transcripts were there until King Henry VIII desolved all monasteries, and then the writings of Beowulf were used to wrap butchered meat. When Beowulf battles Grendel, fights Grendel?s Mom, and brawls with …showed first 75 words of 511 total…

…showed last 75 words of 511 total…want the monster Grendel dead. The author of Beowulf has a strong belief that revenge is an excuse for murder and he shows this with the battle with Grendel, the fight with Grendel?s Mom, and the brawl with the dragon. All the monsters have reasons to be mad at the people in the book and the people have reasons to be mad at the monsters. Revenge is a cycle that goes on and on.