Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.

I have of late,—but wherefore I know not,—lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o’erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appears no other thing to me but a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.

What is the effect of Hamlet’s use of metaphors in this excerpt?

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.

Hamlet the protagonist of the play, is faced with the death of his father whom he cherished so much in Act 1. And soon he gets the news of his mother's marriage to his uncle, his father's brother, Claudius. This two incident in the life of Hamlet leads him to depression.

In Act 2, Scene 2, the given excerpt appears. In this context Hamlet is depressed because of his father's death and he gets to know it was none other than his uncle Claudius, who murdered his father. His mother also marries Claudius and Hamlet grieves that his mother had soon forgotten his father and married someone else, the murderer of her husband.

The metaphor used in this excerpt shows the state of depression in Hamlet. So, correct option is D.