giants,
             A brood forever opposing the Lord's
             Will, and again and again defeated. (lines 19-29)
             The Biblical reference in the epic serves to present an idea of the extent of Grendel's pure evil and gives a theoretical explanation for Grendel's murderous behavior. This example, not only shows the evil in Grendel's nature, but it allows the reader to understand the root of his evil nature by interpreting that he is tortured in his heart due to his banishment from god, and he is an offspring of evil. It serves also to provide a possibility to why Grendel would kill the Danes, which is rooted in his jealously of their happiness and their peace with god. Nevertheless, Grendel was not necessarily murdering for a moral, humane reason, such as civil rights or freedom from tyrannical dictator; hence, his actions are classified as mal
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