read the excerpt from grendel. there was nothing to stop the advance of man. huge boars fled at the click of a harness. wolves would cower in the glens like foxes when they caught that deadly scent. i was filled with a wordless, obscurely murderous unrest. how is grendel characterized in this passage? fearful sickly troubled peaceful

In this passage from Grendel , the character Grendel is characterized as troubled.

Explanation:

• Grendel experiences a "wordless, obscurely murderous unrest," which suggests inner turmoil and agitation.
• The passage describes the dominance of man and the fear animals have of humans, while Grendel himself feels a disturbing, restless emotion.
• This unrest is not explicitly fear or sickness, nor is it peaceful; it is a troubled, uneasy feeling.

So, the best characterization here is troubled.