No, Grendel does not kill Wealtheow, although he could easily do so. At first, he says killing her would be the "ultimate act of nihilism." But, later in the novel, he captures her, spreads her legs, and thinks about cooking the "ugly hole" between her legs. Eventually, Grendel decides that killing Wealtheow would be as meaningless as not killing her, so he lets her go.
The parallelism between Wealtheow and Grendel's mom is that they are different. They are more like men. They are given more respect. Grendel mother is described as a man, Wealtheow is the same
Killing Wealtheow who symbolizes all the good and happiness of the world.
Killing Wealtheow who symbolizes all the good and happiness of the world.
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother by using a sword on her.
Grendel's mother doesn't kill anyone in the poem.
In the story of 'Beowulf the Warrior' Grendel is the very first monster that Beowulf encounters. After slaying Grendel, he destroys Grendel's mother and a dragon.
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother's son, Grendel, before preparing to fight her.
Grendel is able to kill 30 of Beowulf's men in the mead-hall, Heorot.
If the question is who did Grendel NOT want to kill the answer is Hrothgar, The Shaper, and Unferth.
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Yes, Beowulf kills Grendel by ripping Grendel's arm off. After he loses his arm, Grendel flees to the forest back to his home to die there.
After Beowulf kills Mother Grendel, Beowulf seeks Grendel and beheads the beast.Grendel's blood melts the sword.