Question

read the excerpt from grendel.
then they would fight. spears flying, swords whonking, arrows raining from the windows and doors of the meadhall and the edge of the woods. horses reared and fell over screaming, ravens flew, crazy as bats in a fire, men staggered, gesturing wildly, making speeches, dying or sometimes pretending to be dying, sneaking off. sometimes the attackers would be driven back, sometimes theyd win and burn the meadhall down, sometimes theyd capture the king of the meadhall and make his people give weapons and gold rings and cows.
it was confusing and frightening, not in a way i could untangle. i was safe in my tree, and the men who fought were nothing to me, except of course that they talked in something akin to my language, which meant that we were, incredibly, related. i was sickened, if only
which statement best describes grendel’s perspective?
○ he enjoys watching the violent men kill one another
○ he admires the powerful weapons and strong men
○ he wishes to be part of the excitement somehow
○ he feels disgusted by the wasteful nature of war

Explanation:

To determine Grendel's perspective, we analyze the excerpt:

• The first option is incorrect as Grendel says he was "sickened" and the fight was "confusing and frightening," not enjoyable.
• The second option is wrong because there's no admiration; he finds the scene confusing and is sickened.
• The third option is incorrect as he feels safe in his tree and not part of the excitement, and is sickened by the scene.
• The fourth option is correct. Phrases like "sickened" and descriptions of the wasteful aspects of war (men dying, pretending to die, stealing, burning meadhalls) show his disgust at the wasteful nature of war.

Answer:

D. He feels disgusted by the wasteful nature of war.