Truth

Would it be paradise living in a life filled with truth?
Or would it be hell?
What is the truth? The opposite of a lie? Or is a lie the truth?
Whether we like it or not, we won't know whether some things are true or not. And for the most part, the truth that we do get will never be completely honest or correct. In the story, the shape shifter tries to tell us that there is good and evil in the world. Does he know which is which? Do we? We'll never know. We can try as much as we want to but the truth is something that we'll always ponder upon. Is Grendel a monster or a mere victim? My truth could be someone else's lie. In my opinion Grendel is a victim that doesn't know how to handle things and ends up making matters worse. But does that give Beowulf the right to take his life? I think not. The only truth here is that there are two sides to everything, and it's always difficult to be Switzerland.