3. since grendel is a descendant of cain (the so-called first murderer), lives in an area
prone to this gene pool (scandinavia), and most likely carries the warrior gene
(hypothetically speaking), should he be punished less severely for his murderous
crimes? pretend you are a lawyer and defend grendel's case by using evidence from
beowulf that shows he was provoked and evidence from the informational text to prove
his actions were genetic. or, pretend you are hrothgar's lawyer whose job is to debunk
the circumstantial evidence and prove that grendel deserves the most severe
punishment available; use evidence from beowulf and the informational text to prepa-
your case.