Beowulf is an interesting story in that it has meaning firmly rooted in fantastical creatures based on mythical origins while providing insight into the religious ideals and practices of the time . It also speaks of tradition and man's struggle against things perceived as evil. In this tradition in particular, Beowulf is an incredible allegory regarding the struggle of good and evil in the Christian tradition. To consider this as such an allegory, we must define the scope of the struggle. That is, what is good and what is bad? In Christian tradition, there is a fictional character who creates all the evil in the world. Some people call this character "Satan", however, this word derives from the Hebrew word for "adversary" and can refer to both physical and non-physical entities. As such, there is no singular figure of evil Satan. The name "Lucifer" used in Isaiah refers to a fallen Babylonian king and it was only later, well after the Bible was written, that Lucifer was adapted to refer to an evil entity. The term “devil” is equally enigmatic in that it means “accuser” and can refer to any divine or worldly being. As such, there is no singular evil entity in Christian mythology that can be blamed for evil in the Christian tradition. So it must be logical that whatever is bad is what is against God or not. The creation story in Genesis refers to a serpent classically interpreted as an evil entity. If we consider God's warning that eating the fruit of a certain tree would result in death on the same day and records indicate that the only two humans on the planet did not do so, we must reconsider the role of snake and reassess the roles of right and good. evil and how they apply to... middle of paper ... would not have expanded his consciousness or his role in humanity. Grendel, having been seen as evil, plays a positive role in Beowulf's development and life, just as the serpent did in Genesis for humanity. In both cases, the fruit was consumed in some way, the serpent led to the expansion of the main character(s), and the moral question is resolved with the sacrifice of the Christ figures. In this reimagining of the roles of good and good. evil, we see that there is a similar struggle in both stories. Beowulf reflects it so accurately, in fact, that careful consideration of the clearly available information can make the lines between good and evil perceptually blurred. It is clear that the author of Beowulf had a deep understanding of the concepts of the biblical story of creation and took great care to recreate the struggle of good and evil in his epic..