It was confusing and frightening, not in a way i could untangle. i was safe in my tree, and the men who fought were nothing to me, except of course that they talked in something akin to my language, which meant that we were, incredibly, related. i was sickened, if only at the waste of it: all they killed—cows, horses, men—they left to rot or burn. how is grendel characterized in this passage? -he is brave, aggressive, and arrogant. -he is shy, needy, and embarrassed -he is confused, cautious, and easily upset. (this one is the answer) -he is angry, violent, and cruel.

Grendel is characterized in this passage as He is confused, cautious, and easily upset

Explanation:

This excerpt from "Beowulf" Grendel one of the three antagonists in this epic poem is characterized as confused, cautious, and easily upset, he goes through these feelings in this excerpt as he is confused when he says "It was confusing and frightening, not in a way I could untangle." then when he starts to see that might be similarities with the men he becomes cautious and at the end he gets upset in the line " I was sickened, if only at the waste of it: all they killed—cows, horses, men—they left to rot or burn"