Question

Read the passage from Perseus.

"Your child!” Acrisius cried in great anger. "Who is his father?”
But when Danaë answered proudly, "Zeus,” he would not believe her.

In the passage, the dialogue primarily serves to

identify the narrator of the story.
illustrate the feelings of the characters.
describe the actions of the characters.
identify the narrator’s point of view.

Answer 1

llustrate the feelings of the characters - this is what I think about it :-)

Answer 2

Answer: illustrate the feelings of the characters.

In this passage, the dialogue serves to illustrate the feelings of the characters. We can see that Acrisius is angry, as he asks who the father of the child is. We can also see that Danae is proud to state that Zeus is the father. Both pride and anger are feelings, which are illustrated by the dialogue in the passage. Other ways to express the feelings that the characters of a story are having is through their actions or by using an omniscient narrator.