The details which best shows that Grendel has human qualities as well as the qualities of a monster:
- Beowulf is an epic poem written by an anonymous Anglo Saxon poet.
- In the poem, Grendel is described as an evil monster who attacks the Heorot warriors.
- His monster quality can be seen from the incidences which describes that Grendel drinks human blood and eats human flesh for survival.
- Grendel’s human qualities can be depicted from the incident when he starts throwing temper tantrums at Ram.
- One can also find that Grendel expresses boredom just like humans do, thus making it clear for readers that he has human as well as monster qualities.