describes Grendel to the point of saying, "Conceived by a pair of those monsters born/ Of Cain, murderous creatures" (Unknown 40). Those lines are some of the most obvious
             Christian statements in the entire poem. Any Christian would recognize the name Cain. The fact that Grendel is a descendant of Cain gives him a relative tie to Satan, since Cain committed the very first murder, which was influenced by Satan. Overall Grendel is portrayed as supernatural fiend that mirrors Satan and has relations to Cain and is greater than any normal man.
             Beowulf on the opposite spectrum of Grendel would beyond any doubt be considered Christian-like. Beowulf is a Geat, the strongest of them all, that comes with his fourteen men to come and save the Danes from the oppression of the devilish Grendel. Beowulf comes to purge out the evil just for the fact that he has heard stories from people about a monster bringing darkness upon a place. That is something that is very honorable and true. The Danes need a savior and Beowulf feels as if he can be their savior. That is close to what Christ did. Any time Christ had the opportunity to help, he did. Christ was the savior, the redeemer, and the liberator of the oppressed. These characteristics that Beowulf and Jesus share substantially makes the entire point behind the poem have a Christian feel. Beowulf jeopardized his life just to defeat an evil being which is a very courageous a
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