Throughout chapter 1 the audience are revealed to multiple sides of Daisy Buchanan. At first she is presented as innocent, sweet and intelligent, “ A stirring warmth flowed from her”, however underneath the pretty 'white dress' lays a sardonic, somewhat cynical and corrupted inner-self.
I would say that the character described in these lines is Hrothgar, the king of Danes. His men are being killed by the monster Grendel, and he realizes that he needs a hero to help him get rid of the monster and save his kingdom.
