Concept:The speaker tries to comfort a grieving king by proving that strange reports can be true.Explanation:This extract is from William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, Act III, Scene Three.Gonzalo speaks these lines to reassure Alonso, the King of Naples.Alonso is deeply troubled because he believes his son Ferdinand has drowned in the shipwreck.Gonzalo uses the examples of monstrous men described by travellers to calm Alonso’s fears and encourage hope.Therefore, the person directly addressed in the extract is Alonso.Answer:D. Alonso