Grendel’s nature is very well conveyed by the semantic choices of the composition. He is “God-Cursed” (line 2), he lopes and therefore it must be huge, besides he is desperately looking for a pray. As a result, Grendel is characterized as half man and half animal. The narrator tells the reader all that he does and therefore Grendel’s characterization is made up through action verbs (“he grabbed and mauled a man” “bit into” “bolted down” “gorged” “eaten up hand and foot”). It also named “the captain of Devil”. While initially Grendel is characterized as a monster of superhuman and ruthless power, following the battle with Beowulf he is characterized as weak and powerless to the greatness of the hero, this to emphasize that good always wins over evil. Also, the contrast between Grendel that comes out attacks only at night and the mead-hall contribute to this idea of the contrast between good and evil and add greater characterization to Grendel. In fact, the darkness and the dark place in which he lives recall the fear and evil of the monster