Question
Question 6 of 10
Which line from Grendel best shows the darker side of the character Beowulf?
• A. His chest was as wide as an oven. His arms were like beams.
(155)
B. Except for his curious beardlessness, there is nothing frightening
about the stranger. (164)
C. The stranger stopped eating, smiled. (160)
D. Staring at his grotesquely muscled shoulders - stooped, naked
despite the cold, sleek as the belly of a shark. (155)
Answer
None of these lines from Grendel show the darker side of the character Beowulf. Beowulf is not portrayed as a dark character in the novel.