Read the passage from Beowulf.

Question

From where he crouched at the king's feet,
Unferth, a son of Ecglaf’s, spoke
contrary words. Beowulf’s coming,
his sea-braving, made him sick with envy:
he could not brook or abide the fact
that anyone else alive under heaven
might enjoy greater regard than he did:

The passage supports the inference that Unferth is

acclaimed.
frail.
petty.
religious.

Answer 1

The passage suggests that Unferth is petty.