The stage directions in this excerpt reveal that the 1ST POET acts as a narrator, setting the scene and providing context for the characters' actions. The entrance of the CAPTAIN OF THE COASTGUARD and BEOWULF, along with their meeting in the center, indicates a formal interaction that establishes the tension and importance of Beowulf's arrival. There is no indication of the 1ST POET having ill feelings towards Beowulf and his men within this excerpt.
1ST POET (To audience): Beowulf and thirteen of his bravest men set out across the sea to this land of the Danes, and was greeted by the Captain of Hrothgar’s Coastguard. (CAPTAIN OF THE COASTGUARD enters right; BEOWULF enters left. They meet center.) CAPTAIN: Halt! State your name and why you dare to land on Hrothgar’s coast.
What do the stage directions reveal in this excerpt?
that the 1ST POET’s role in the play is as a narrator that the 1ST POET’s role in the play is as a narrator - no response given that the 1ST POET has ill feelings towards Beowulf and his men
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