The Epitome of Evil. The Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf is the most important work of Old English literature, and is well deserved of the distinction. The epic tells the story of a hero, a Geat prince named Beowulf, who rids the Danes of the monster Grendel, a descendant of Cain. The storyteller uses many elements to build a certain kind of depth in the characters, specifically Grendel. The storyteller uses specific passages in the poem to …showed first 75 words of 758 total…

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