how do this lines contribute to Grendel being categorized as a monster ?
"In the dusk of the dawning, as the day was just breaking,
Was Grendel's prowess revealed to the warriors:
Then, his meal-taking finished, a moan was uplifted,
Morning-cry mighty."

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how do this lines contribute to Grendel being categorized as a monster ?
"In the dusk of the dawning, as the day was just breaking,
Was Grendel's prowess revealed to the warriors:
Then, his meal-taking finished, a moan was uplifted,
Morning-cry mighty."

kittiwitti1 · Answer

"Morning-cry mighty" sounds like the howl of a wild beast (or, in this case, monster) who's just finished his - most likely gory - meal.

anonymous · Answer

also, the whole, "Grendel's prowess revealed to the warriors" thing shows that he has some kind of unnatural wrath or pozer compared to the regular warriors

anonymous · Answer

* power