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.)

Question

CAPTAIN: Halt! State your name and why you dare to land on Hrothgar’s coast.
What do the stage directions reveal in this excerpt?

(1 point)
Responses

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

that the 1ST POET has limited knowledge of what is going on in the play
that the 1ST POET has limited knowledge of what is going on in the play

that the 1ST POET has ill feelings towards Beowulf and his men
that the 1ST POET has ill feelings towards Beowulf and his men

that the 1ST POET’s ideas about the play likely differ from that of the audience

Answer 1

The correct response is:

that the 1ST POET’s role in the play is as a narrator.

The excerpt indicates that the 1ST POET is providing background information to the audience about the arrival of Beowulf and his men, establishing their purpose in the story. This aligns with the role of a narrator.