Answer:
D.
Explanation:
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or Hamlet is tragedy play written William Shakespeare.
Hamlet the protagonist of the play, is faced with the death of his father whom he cherished so much in Act 1. And soon he gets the news of his mother's marriage to his uncle, his father's brother, Claudius. This two incident in the life of Hamlet leads him to depression.
In Act 2, Scene 2, the given excerpt appears. In this context Hamlet is depressed because of his father's death and he gets to know it was none other than his uncle Claudius, who murdered his father. His mother also marries Claudius and Hamlet grieves that his mother had soon forgotten his father and married someone else, the murderer of her husband.
The metaphor used in this excerpt shows the state of depression in Hamlet. So, correct option is D.
