Which answer best summarizes the events from the poem contained in the following lines?

"Nearer he strode then, the stout-hearted warrior

Snatched as he slumbered, seizing with hand_grip,

Forward the foeman foined with his hand;

Caught he quickly the cunning deviser"

Grendel approaches Beowulf and is surprised when Beowulf strikes back.

Beowulf rushes to attack Grendel and injures him with his sword.

Grendel grabs one of Beowulf's men and Beowulf comes to his rescue.

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Wesley Barker

12 February, 06:12

Which answer best summarizes the events from the poem contained in the following lines?

"Nearer he strode then, the stout-hearted warrior

Snatched as he slumbered, seizing with hand_grip,

Forward the foeman foined with his hand;

Caught he quickly the cunning deviser"

Grendel approaches Beowulf and is surprised when Beowulf strikes back.

Beowulf rushes to attack Grendel and injures him with his sword.

Grendel grabs one of Beowulf's men and Beowulf comes to his rescue.

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Saniyah · Answer 1

The correct answer is Grendel approaches Beowulf and is surprised when Beowulf strikes back.

Grendel believed that Beowulf was sleeping and attacked him, only to find out that he was pretending and that he was not actually asleep.