Archetype

There is really only one character in this story who is prominent enough in this book to have a definite archetype, which is Grendel. Grendel's archetype is one of the main reasons why I found this book to be a classic. This was a revolutionary type in which he is at the start a monster but as you find out he turns more into an innocent embarking on a journey. Anther character who you my be able to put a archetype on would be Unferth who could be categorized as somewhat of a Hero but never proves it in this book but we were told he prier to the time heroic.