Question

Which two phrases in this excerpt from act three scene one of hamlet show Shakespeare’s use of similes

Answer 1

Taking into account that a simile is a literary device used to compare two unlike things, the following examples provide a clear use of this resource in Shakespeare's masterpiece "Hamlet" (act three scene one):

King Claudios: "For we have closely sent for Hamlet hither, that he, as 'twere by accident, may here affront Ophelia."  

Ophelia: "...words of so sweet breath composed  as made the things more rich..."

Words such as "like" or "as" help the reader identify the use of this figurative speech.