Truth

In Grendel, when the Shaper comes to Hrothgar's kingdom, Grendel sees the Shaper as almost an overseeing being. One who knows everything. From the start Grendel knows that the Shaper is blind but he still believes everything the Shaper is saying. He believes what the Shaper says about him and his origin. He believes that he is a decedent from Cain. He believes all of these stories and even though he has seen most of them take place he seems to forget that and just becomes enchanted and mesmerized by the Shaper.

                  What he hears the Shaper saying, is almost perfect it seems to him. And he wants it to be true. He wants that to be what is actually happening. But at the same time he knows the real world. He knows what is happening. And he is torn between the two worlds. The Shaper’s and his.

                  That is where the Dragon comes in. He goes to the Dragon to seek help. But it seems that he is almost too intimidated by the huge, immense, overwhelming Dragon to really ask the Dragon much. But as we read more we see that the Dragon does have answers. Some are not what Grendel was looking for because he so dearly wanted the perfect life and tale the Shaper was speaking of.