In both the poem Beowulf and the novel Grendel address the issue of fate versus free will. The primary belief expressed in the poem Beowulf was fate (between those two), I also thought it also expressed never to give up and always have your head up. The primary belief expressed in the story of Grendel is free will because Grendel used free will or self thought or free rule to fight and start problems with …showed first 75 words of 389 total…

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