Hamlet says that comparing his father to Claudius is like comparing "Hyperion to a satyr." Hyperion is an ancient Greek god of light. A satyr is a creature that is half man and half goat. What does Hamlet’s allusion suggest?
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Hamlet says, "Denmark’s a prison.” Write two to three sentences in which you identify the type of figurative language Hamlet uses here and analyze its meaning and effects.
Hamlet is using a metaphor to compare Denmark, his home, to a prison. This metaphor shows that, like someone in prison, Hamlet feels as if he is trapped and being watched all the time.
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