Question

Read the following sentence:
"'Most worthy man, you see before you one most wretched,' he began."

The author likely chose to use the word worthy to accomplish which of the following?

-To create a parallel to his recent fall from greatness into despair
-To create a contrast between the connotation of wretched and that of worthy
-To develop the idea that his situation deserves the jailor's time and attention
-To suggest a similar meaning based on the connotation of the word worthy