Read the excerpt from grendel. thus i fled, ridiculous hairy creature torn apart by poetry—crawling, whimpering, streaming tears, across the world like a two-headed beast, like mixed-up lamb and kid at the tail of a baffled, indifferent ewe—and i gnashed my teeth and clutched the sides of my head as if to heal the split, but i couldn’t. how is grendel characterized in this excerpt

characterized as upset and confused.

Explanation:

Based on the information provided within the excerpt it can be said that Grendel is being characterized as upset and confused. We can say that he is upset because the excerpt states "whimpering, streaming tears" which indicates sadness or being upset. While also being characterized as confused because the excerpt states "like mixed-up lamb and kid at the tail of a baffled, indifferent ewe" which indicates a sense of confusion within Grendel.

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paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

if you don't mind posting the paragraph so i could read it that would a lot. (;