He knew an attack upon his high hall had been planned by the monster ever since dawn,…The troop all arose. Then the old king addressed the young warrior,/Hrothgar to Beowulf, wished him good luck/ control of the wine hall, and spoke these words:/ “Never before, since I could lift shield-arm,/ have I entrusted the hall of the Danes/ to any other many, except to you now”. Which statement from the passage most clearly establishes characterization for Hrothgar?
1.The troop all arose. Hrothgar to Beowulf, wished him good luck/control of the wine hall, and spoke these words.
2.Never before, since I could lift shield-arm,/ have I entrusted the hall of the Danes/ to any other man, except to you now.
3.Then the old king addressed the young warrior.
4.He knew an attack upon his high hall had been planned by the monster ever since dawn.