Allusion is the type of figurative language used here, I believe.
The both are amazing seafarers and they both controlled the Mediterranean during their reigns. They also traded precious metals and weapons..
Answer: A death in the character's family or a climatic situation solved.
Explanation:
A death or a climatic situation can speed up the process of a story and make it interesting.
Answer:
B.
Explanation:
because he was man of the world
