Which statement best explains why Shakespeare alludes to Hecuba throughout Act II, Scene ii of Hamlet ?

Hamlet is struck by how deeply the actor can portray Hecuba’s grief for her murdered husband, even though Hecuba is only a character in a play. He compares that intense sorrow with Gertrude’s quick marriage to Claudius after King Hamlet’s death. The contrast makes Hecuba an ideal image of a grieving widow, so A is correct.

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