1.Beowulf(1)Style: It is an epic written in Wessex dialect. It contains 3183 lines and the story in it is based on partly historical and partly legendary materials. (2)Characters: Hrothgar(Danish King); Grendel(monster)A demon descended from Cain. Grendel preys on Hrothgars warriors in the kings mead-hall, Heorot. Because Grendels ruthless and miserable existence is part of the retribution exacted by God for Cains murder of Abel, Grendel fits solidly within the ethos of vengeance that
