Act 1 Scene 2: The captain uses comparisons/similes/metaphors to describe the battle.

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Act 1 Scene 2: The captain uses comparisons/similes/metaphors to describe the battle. Choose any 2 and explain them in your own words.

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Asked by keisha p #380110 on 8/1/2014 4:18 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 8/1/2014 6:57 PM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 8/1/2014 6:57 PM

"Doubtful it stood,

As two spent swimmers that do cling together

And choke their art."

Simile- The condition of the armies is being compared to the exhaustion of swimmers who cannot go on.

Fortune is given to be Lady Luck- Lady Luck is compared to a whore.

"And fortune, on his damnèd quarrel smiling,

Showed like a rebel’s whore. But all’s too weak..."

Macbeth