Question

Which phrases in this excerpt from act III, scene I, of Hamlet show Shakespeare's use of similes?If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry. Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a nunnery, go. Farewell. Or, if thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool, for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them. To a nunnery, go, and quickly too. Farewell.NextReset

Answer 1

The line "Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow" is a phrase that uses simile. This is a type of figure speech where the writer compares one thing with another that is of different kind. In this sentence being chaste was compared to ice and snow that's pure.

Answer 2

Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow