He sang of battles and marriages, of funerals and hangings, the whimperings of beaten enemies, of splendid hunts and harvests. he sang of hrothgar, hoarfrost white, magnificent of mind.
when he finished, the hall was as quiet as a mound. i too was silent, my ear pressed tight against the timbers. even to me, incredibly, he had made it all seem true and very fine.
which statement best describes grendel’s perspective?
he is frightened by the power of hrothgar and his musician.
he is lonely and wishes to befriend the people in the great hall.
he is caught up in the harpist’s song, just like hrothgar’s people.
he is confused by the people’s interest in a stranger’s song.

the answer would be c :

Explanation:

Grendel in the Old English epic poem Beowulf, the water beast who daily assaults Heorot, the corridor worked by Hrothgar, lord of Denmark, and every night slaughters and eats one of Hrothgar's thanes. Grendel is of the race of Cain, living far from mankind however drawn by brutality and avarice to the lobby where the lord's men feast.  

He assaults Heorot over numerous years, however, is mortally injured in his battle with the saint Beowulf and his disjointed arm nailed up as a trophy. Grendel's mom at that point comes to Heorot to vindicate her child; she executes Hrothgar's most esteemed thane, however, is in her turn devastated by Beowulf in her submerged lair.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.