Question

Then, little by little, I understood. I felt laughter welling up inside me — at the dragon-charm, at Hrothgar's whispering and trembling by the meadhall door, at everything — the oblivious trees and sky, the witless moon. I'd meant them no harm, but they'd attacked me again, as always. They were crazy. And now at last the grim laughter came pouring out, as uncontrollable as the dragon's laugh . . . (79).

Which phrase from this excerpt most clearly evokes fear of Grendel?

A. the witless moon

B. whispering and trembling

C. the dragon-charm

D. the grim laughter

Answer 1

Grim laughter is correct!

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Anwer:

The grim laughter

Explanation

There were signs of the scary atmosphere in the text, the dragon-charm and laughing, whispering. Whispering and trembling are referring that something is going to happen. Even though they indicate possible action, the grim laughter was uncontrollable and surprising.

The laugh was not pleasant and makes the horrifying atmosphere which makes the character is afraid of Grendel. Grim laughter is horrifying because it is unpleasant and unstoppable. It is not happy laughter, it is laughter over the situation in which the character tries to escape. The character describes these creatures like crazy, so grim laughter makes the character uncomfortable, scary and horrifying.