I think it’s because Jerry didn’t want to fight at the rumble. I’m not completely sure though.
I would say A), inform the reader about stage adaptations of shakepeare's characters. The author is informing, not persuading.
The correct answer is option A "even the ice hard heart of hades melted". Hyperbole is a literary figure that uses exaggeration in order to add emphasizes to a statement. Hyperboles are not meant to be taken literally, in this example the heart of Hades did not melted literally but this phrase was used to add emphasizes to the situation.
