Hamlet

Act 3, Sc. 3: Explain the King's Metaphor and what it reveals.

King. Arm you, I pray you, to this speedy voyage,

For we will fetters put about this fear

Which now goes too free-footed.

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Claudius uses the metaphor of putting a leash on Hamlet to contain him from doing or saying anything dangerous to the king. THis reveals that Claudius thinks Hamlet is his enemy and that Hamlet's madness is really a ploy to harm him.

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