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Hamlet, Part 3: Figurative Language and Allusions

Question 1 • PARTA - EVP: PGCPS ENGLISH 12 OC (FALL2026) 791113

Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Guildenstern: Prison, my lord!Hamlet: Denmark’s a prison.Rosencrantz: Then is the world one.Hamlet: A goodly one; in which there are many confines, wards, and dungeons, Denmark being one o’ the worst.

Answer
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It indicates that Hamlet feels trapped.
B
It reveals that Hamlet is being forced to stay.
C
It proves that Hamlet’s father was killed.
D
It shows that Hamlet imagined the ghost.

Explanation

Hamlet calls Denmark a “prison” and describes it as having “confines, wards, and dungeons.” These comparisons suggest that he feels restricted and trapped there. The excerpt does not establish that he is being physically forced to stay, nor does it address his father’s death or the ghost.

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