ICEBERG SIMILES by: Kelly Gallagher Symbol Explanation of How Symbol Connects to the Symbol Character Hamlet is like a A referee Hamlet understands the of “rules” referee understands all the the castle. He is upset when his rules and is decisive mother and his uncle ignore the because… when he hands out rules. To help decide the penalties to players penalties, he lays a trap by who break the rules. staging a play that re-enacts his father’s murder. Hamlet is like An angry giant kills Hamlet kills Polonius and has an angry giant innocent people and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern crushes them without executed without a second because… a second thought. thought. SEEN UNSEEN Symbol Explanation of Symbol How Symbol Connects to the Character Hamlet is like a A see-saw will tilt one Hamlet wavers back and see-saw way and then the other forth on his decision to kill way. Claudius. He because… says he’s going to do it, and then he do it. He waits too doesn’t long, and as a result, a number of other people end of dying. Hamlet is like a A calculator figures Hamlet calculates how to calculator problems out logically. solve the murder by staging a play and by faking his because…
ICEBERG SIMILES by: Kelly Gallagher Symbol Explanation of Symbol How Symbol Connects to the Character Hamlet is like a referee because… A referee understands all the rules and is decisive when he hands out penalties to players who break the rules. Hamlet understands the “rules” of the castle. He is upset when his mother and his uncle ignore the rules. To help decide the penalties, he lays a trap by staging a play that re-enacts his father’s murder. Hamlet is like an angry giant because… An angry giant kills innocent people and crushes them without a second thought. Hamlet kills Polonius and has Rosencrantz and Guildenstern executed without a second thought. SEEN UNSEEN Symbol Explanation of Symbol How Symbol Connects to the Character Hamlet is like a see-saw because… A see-saw will tilt one way and then the other way. Hamlet wavers back and forth on his decision to kill Claudius. He says he’s going to do it, and then he doesn’t do it. He waits too long, and as a result, a number of other people end of dying. Hamlet is like a calculator because… A calculator figures problems out logically. Hamlet calculates how to solve the murder by staging a play and by faking his