Read the excerpt from act ii of hamlet.

when she saw pyrrhus make malicious sport in mincing with his sword her husband’s limbs, the instant burst of clamour that she made— unless things mortal move them not at all— would have made milch the burning eyes of heaven, and passion in the gods. what does the excerpt about hecuba suggest about her state of mind?

a. the metaphors prove that hamlet is angry with his mother.
b. the metaphors show that hamlet is still feeling hopeful.
c. the metaphors reveal hamlet’s plan to murder claudius.
d. the metaphors emphasize hamlet’s state of depression.