FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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A satyr
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A god
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A centaur
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A Kraken
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet compares his father to Claudius, saying, ‘’So excellent a king; that was to this, / Hyperion to a satyr.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet’s reference to his dead father as Hyperion and to his uncle Claudius as a satyr illustrates Hamlet’s contempt for Claudius. His father is godlike while his uncle is bestial.
Detailed explanation-3: -At one point in the passage, Hamlet says of his father, “So excellent a king, that was, to this/Hyperion to a satyr.” This is an allusion to Hyperion, the Titan god of light from Greek mythology. By contrast, a satyr is a halfman, halfgoat creature, characterized as having a taste for unrestrained revelry.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet makes several allusions comparing his father to some figures from classical mythology. Hyperion was one of the Titans, the first generation of Greek gods who preceded the more well-known gods of Mount Olympus. Jove was the king of the Roman gods, Mars the god of war, and Mercury the messenger god.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet here compares his father as an excellent king to Claudius who is just a satyr. He is saying that Claudius does not deserve any type of honor.