Read the excerpt from act ii of hamlet. yet i, a dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak, like john-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, and can say nothing; no, not for a king, upon whose property and most dear life a dam defeat was made. what is the effect of the figurative language used in this excerpt? check all that apply. it shows hamlet’s willpower. it shows hamlet’s indecision. it shows hamlet’s determination. it shows hamlet’s confusion. it shows hamlet’s idleness. it shows hamlet’s success.

b) It shows Hamlet’s indecision. d) It shows Hamlet’s confusion. e) It shows Hamlet’s idleness.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from Act II of Shakespeare's Hamlet, we can clearly see a trouble Hamlet, who isn't clear in what to do. When the text says "A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak, Like John-a-dreams" it expresses Hamlet's idleness. In the phrase "unpregnant of my cause" it expresses that Hamlet doesn't have a plan for revenge, which reveals his confusion and indecision too.

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