![]() ![]() Though he struggles with emotion and misses his life as a Stoor Hobbit, he internally understands the destiny that has already been set for him. ![]() Throughout Gollum’s adventure with Frodo and Sam, he has many moral arguments with himself over what he wants and what is meant for him. Comparing this to Gollum, the one Ring controls Gollum’s destiny, even when his inner Sméagol tries to reason with himself. However, if readers consider the history of Grendel and his uncontrolled fate, it may reveal new interpretations as to how the villain can be perceived. It is not until Grendel feels as if his territory is threatened (due to the noise and music that echoes from Heorot) that he puts up a fight against the happy and cheerful hall and is understood to be a bloodthirsty villain. Grendel is damned to a life of misery due to his ancestor, Cain, and survives with his mother peacefully in the wetlands of Scandinavia. In doing this, we can see that both of the characters are doomed by fate they cannot control, yet continue to survive and attempt to live out their damned lives. In comparing these two specific characters it is clear that both Grendel and Gollum derived from human-like creatures, making them relatable to both the protagonists of their respective texts and the readers. Specifically, I look closer at Grendel and Gollum in order to uncover their true motivations and reasonings for their presence in each story. Here, I analyze the motivations and morals of villains from Lord of the Rings and Beowulf. The villain of the story tends to react appropriately to his or her past and current environment and is sometimes even damned by fate beyond control. ![]() In examining deeper into the characteristics of villains, scholars and readers are able to analyze motivations and intentions of villains because of each character’s specific personal experience. ![]()
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