Question

read the line from grendel.
i was safe in my tree, and the men who fought were nothing to me, except of course that they talked in something akin to my language, which meant that we were, incredibly, related.
this is an example of a
first - person narrative showing grendels perspective.
first - person narrative showing beowulfs perspective.
third - person narrative showing many perspectives.
third - person narrative showing grendels and beowulfs perspectives.

Explanation:

The line uses "I", which indicates first - person narrative. The speaker is Grendel as the context mentions "Grendel" in the title and the speaker's thoughts about being related to the men (who are likely Beowulf's people).

Answer:

first - person narrative showing Grendel’s perspective.