B. Beowulf requesting a meeting with the king
C. Beowulf telling of his challenge with Breca
D. Beowulf foretelling how he will kill Grendel
All the scenes happen in the present in Beowulf, but with some slight variation. When he requests a meeting with the king and when he is challenged by Unferth, they both happen when the story is being told. Beowulf's foretelling of Grendel's defeat is happening in the present about something he will do in the future, obviously. But his story about Beca is something that he is telling, therefore it has already happened and it is told as a flashback.
C. Beowulf telling of his challenge with Breca
Answer: C. Beowulf telling of his challenge with Breca
Explanation:
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We can feel your pain, friend, seriously.
We cannot begin to know how this affects your outlook for the future.
Your outlook must have been shifted somewhat.
Answer:
We cannot begin to know how this affects your outlook for the future.
Explanation:
In order to set a serious tone, use of colloquial language must be avoided in all cases - unlike the first option, which contains expressions such as "whoa!".
Additionally, whenever the serious tone is set, it will be perceived as such by every participant in the conversation; it doesn't need to be explicitly announced, such as in the second option with the word "seriously".
Declaring an environment where no extreme emotions avail (and done so with certainty) is the correct way to set a serious tone, as done in the third option.