The Real Mother

Although I feel respect and a lot of admiration for Beowulf for being such a brave man; I also feel sympathy for Grendel’s mother who is driven on her thirst of revenge. Her son’s body has been presented as an object that represents Beowulf’s achievement; however, his conflict with Grendel had an unhappy ending for Grendel’s mother. In fact, Grendel’s mother has not been the best creature in the world. She decides to take revenge in her own hands, so she goes to Heorot to do that specifically. Her son had been killed and his body had been used as a symbol of success for Beowulf’s battle. “This woman deserves to be were she is [into the fearful waters]” might be an interpretation of the previous quote. 1275) is one more understanding line; it represents a more understanding mood; the tone seems relaxed and expresses sympathy. Their seem to be little understanding of why she is there. The poem does present Grendel’s mother in a very negative way; however, I do think that there are many passages that suggest some sympathy for her. Beowulf uses violence in the poem but the difference between him and Grendel’s mother is that his revenge actions have been justify. “But now his mother had sallied forth on a savage journey” (Line. Grendel’s mother did exactly what any mother would do for her children. “She had been forced down into the fearful waters” (Lines 1260) describes Grendel’s mother as someone who deserves to be in that evil place where she is.