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In most stories, I am usually more interested in the villain, or the antagonist, than the hero, or the protagonist. Especially in the stories that we have read, I found myself liking the monster much more than the good guy. In these short stories, I thought that the heroes were boring and the monsters really spiced up the stories. I wanted to keep reading and turning the pages of the book because I wanted to find out what happens to the villain, and not so much the hero. In Beowulf, Grendel was a fascinating monster. I thought that the author’s way of describing Grendel’s love of murder was vicious as well as satisfying. “The monster’s thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws: He slipped through the door and there in silence snatched up thirty men, smashed them unknowing in their beds, and ran out with their bodies, the blood dripping behind