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Rosencrantz: To visit you, my lord; no other occasion.
Hamlet: Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks; but I thank you: and sure, dear friends, my thanks are too dear a halfpenny. Were you not sent for? Is it your own inclining? Is it a free visitation? Come, come, deal justly with me: come, come; nay, speak.
Guildenstern: What should we say, my lord?
What is the effect of Hamlet’s use of metaphors in this excerpt?
A: It establishes that Hamlet is poverty-stricken.
B: It establishes that Hamlet dislikes his friends.
C: It establishes that Hamlet suffers hardships.
D: It establishes that Hamlet has little gratitude.
Hamlet: Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks; but I thank you: and sure, dear friends, my thanks are too dear a halfpenny. Were you not sent for? Is it your own inclining? Is it a free visitation? Come, come, deal justly with me: come, come; nay, speak.
Guildenstern: What should we say, my lord?
What is the effect of Hamlet’s use of metaphors in this excerpt?
A: It establishes that Hamlet is poverty-stricken.
B: It establishes that Hamlet dislikes his friends.
C: It establishes that Hamlet suffers hardships.
D: It establishes that Hamlet has little gratitude.
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The correct answer is **A: It establishes that Hamlet is poverty-stricken.**
In this excerpt, Hamlet uses the metaphor of being "poor in thanks" and refers to his thanks as "too dear a halfpenny," which suggests a sense of poverty not just in material wealth but also in emotional or social currency. This imagery emphasizes his feelings of inadequacy and lack of resources in gratitude or connection, reinforcing the theme of his overall state of despair and alienation.
In this excerpt, Hamlet uses the metaphor of being "poor in thanks" and refers to his thanks as "too dear a halfpenny," which suggests a sense of poverty not just in material wealth but also in emotional or social currency. This imagery emphasizes his feelings of inadequacy and lack of resources in gratitude or connection, reinforcing the theme of his overall state of despair and alienation.
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