What would you do if you were Grendel?

I think that I would be just like Grendel if I was to live in a dark cave and was the descendant of a being that killed his own sibling. People will fear the appearance anyway, so why shrink down and let the people kill you. I would rather kill the opponent before they have the chance of killing me first. I think that if I were to kill a person, then I would do it so that the victim wouldn't feel any pain and have a quick death without suffer.

Well, Grendel, according to the story, is again, as Stephen stated, born from evil and lived in the evil. So I guess that he had this natural desire to kill and raise havoc among people. He loathed parties, the mead hall and people gathering. Perhaps he was just acting like a teenage boy in puberty, but the story as a whole suggests, that Grendel was motivated by a more inner desire. So I think that even when I am Grendel, I would still have that initial hatred and cause chaos just like him. 

As an important theme of the poem, identity which means the background and the personal characterization will strongly affect the character. Grendel,as a monster himself have lived in rage and loneliness who also is the descendant of merciless Cain and son of a bloodthirsty monster. Thus, it makes sense to what he have done. I don't think we can't feel the same way that he did to take actions in our perspective.... Also, if he does not do so ... maybe we won't have to study Beowulf

I kind of disagree with Jooyoung and Stephen because I don't think that one can be born to be evil. I think every creatures have dual sides. So I think Grendel must have some nice part in his character. For instance, Grendel's mom is 'evil from the nature' yet she loves her child. This is maternal love that isn't evil; maternal love is great and precious. So I think there must be some part in Grendel that is benevolent.

I believe that if I were Grendel, I would kill people too. I'm pretty sure Grendel wanted to fit in and enjoy with others. Yet others thought he was born to be evil, due to his personality and appearance. He was a monster that people feared. So even if Grendel was nice, benevolent and more, his appearance might prevented him from conforming into normality in that people feared him and were disgusted by him. I think Grendel must have tried to fit in yet people just didn't accept him as a part of the group. In this case, Grendel was mad at people for ostracizing him.

But I still believe that killing or murdering is bad, in that we have no right to control one's life and fate. Grendel, no matter what's his reason for the murder, had committed many crimes.

I would not kill. I would just attack, so that they will be scared of me, & they would just go away, or be quiet. I would not kill them, because murder is absolutely wrong. Why kill when you can just get revenge in another way?

So far in the story, the only reason why Grendel is feared of is because of the destruction he brings to the nation. However, the reason why Grendel is doing so is that he can't stand the site of people celebrating and enjoying their time while he suffers from loneliness. If i were Grendel i would, first of all, stop killing people. If Grendel was a harmless monster, getting along with the humans will be a way easier task. Now that Grendel's reputation is marred, it will take him more time to compensate for his crime.
Besides getting along with the humans, i wonder why don't Grendel spend time with other monsters? The story did mention about demons and dragons. So why can't Grendel spend time with those who are "similar" to him. Is this behavior suggesting a symbolism? Grendel wants to be on the "good" side?