“Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground [….]You will be a restless wanderer on the earth [….] Anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. Genesis 4:12-15
Fate’s cruel tendencies are to blame for Grendel’s fate. As a descendent of Cain, Grendel is subjected to the same curse as his ancestor. He is pitted as an outcast before he is even able to waddle or think. His ancestry is to blame for his perception throughout the human world. Therefore, he cannot be held culpable for all of the evils that he commits, because he did not have a choice to belong to the community in the first place. He could not make peace and be friendly