Grendel's Influence's Throughout Grendel's life he meets many characters that have an impact on him. Every person he meets teaches him more about himself whether it was on purpose or not. Grendel first sees the Shaper in the village. Wealtheow was a gift for Hrothgar to prevent war and turns out to be Grendel's first infatuation. Ork the priest shoes Grendel that someone else in the village has other thoughts than those of the Shaper. …showed first 75 words of 1295 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1295 total…dragon ever since his mother told Grendel about him. The dragon never left Grendel's mind after there meeting and stayed withy him to his death. The dragon brought Grendel pain, suffering, and a peculiar sense of joy. In the end, one of Grendel's final quotes is, "The world is what it is and always was." Works Cited Gardner, John. Grendel. New York: Random House, 1971 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Gardner, John. Grendel. New York: Random House, 1971