Beowulf is portrayed as a warrior with unparalleled skills and abilities, and throughout the poem, we hear tellings of Beowulf's adventures and how, on several occasions, even with the odds stacked against him, he triumphs against a monster or several at once. As the book says, "Five great giants into chains, chased all of that race from the earth. I swam in the blackness of night, hunting monsters out of the ocean, and killing them one by one" (Lines 420-424). On the other hand, Grendel is portrayed as a monster with immense strength and ferocity that terrorizes the Danes at night, while the ruler, Hrothgar, does nothing in his grief. He was described as "Snatched up thirty men, smashed them unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies, the blood dripping behind him, back to his lair, delighted with his night's slaughter" (Lines 122-125). Although they utilized their strengths differently, both can be described as possessing colossal strength and significant expertise in combat. Another similarity between the two is that they both are isolated from each
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