Answer:
In chapter 9 of "Grendel," three quotes that emphasize the idea of rituals are:
1. "Their faces are half-hid with terror. Their lips tremble; they look at me and seem to see through me, as if I were not there. The faint stink of fear is in the air; they sweat, mutter prayers, cross themselves with stiff, anxious movements."
2. "The women crouch, their knuckles white as they clutch the ropes. They lift their eyes, searching the sky, searching the earth, looking for omens, for signs of pity, for salvation. But there is only the desert, and me, and death."
3. "Their eyes are black with love, with a crazed, desperate, ***** love. They are their holy selves: the music, the wine, the sacrifice, the dance. They are the dance. They are the dance of death."