Read the excerpt from Grendel . It wasn’t because he threw that battle-ax that I turned on Hrothgar. That was mere midnight foolishness. I dismissed it, thought of it afterward only as you remember a tree that fell on you or an adder you stepped on by accident, except of course that Hrothgar was more to be feared than a tree or snake. It wasn’t until later, when I was full-grown and Hrothgar was an old, old man, that I settled my soul on destroying him—slowly and cruelly. What does the author use in this excerpt to develop Grendel’s character?
The passage reveals Grendel’s inner reactions and intentions: he explains that the battle-ax did not cause his hatred and describes deciding later to destroy Hrothgar. These details develop his character through his thoughts, rather than through Hrothgar’s perspective or words.
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