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Read the excerpt from Grendel.

There was nothing to stop the advance of man. Huge boars fled at the click of a harness. Wolves would cower in the glens like foxes when they caught that deadly scent. I was filled with a wordless, obscurely murderous unrest.

How is Grendel characterized in this passage?

A) fearful
B) sickly
C) troubled
D) peaceful

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C) Troubled
Grendel is contemplating the acts of man and is caught in "unrest"
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Answer: C) troubled

Grendel is one of the antagonists of the epic Beowulf. He is a "creature of darkness" and a destroyer of human kind. In this excerpt, the monster is describing his feelings when he notices the advance of man. He explains how all the other creatures of the forest, such as boars and wolves, would be fearful of men. On his part, Grendel feels some "unrest." This shows that the situation causes him to be troubled.

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