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Evil While taking an exciting tale of a battle between a monster and a hero, in the epic poem Beowulf, the numerous descriptions of good versus evil run vividly throughout the story creating powerful images of evil. To create the most malevolent images, the poet describes Grendel in a variety of ways portraying Grendel as a direct representation of what the Anglo-Saxon society deems the highest level of evil as. Allowing Grendel to embody full evilness, his mysterious background brings more fear and credibility to his evil than just his actions alone. Depicted by the poet as a member of “Cain’s clan,” (9) Grendel’s biblical and spiritual history holds significant value. More specifically in his genealogy, Grendel lives as a product of Cain after Cain became “outlawed�