In this section, Grendel is made to seem totally evil, with no redeeming qualities. The narrator tells us that he "relished his savage war on the Danes"
and sought no peace, killing indiscriminately and at will. Do you think that a
character this unilaterally evil is an effective antagonist? What would happen
if Grendel had a "backstory" that gave him a legitimate motive for his
behaviors? What if he had some sympathetic or redeeming qualities