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Which statement best explains why Hamlet alludes to Pyrrhus throughout Act II, Scene ii of Hamlet?

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Answered by riyaz112
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The allusion proves that Claudius killed Hamlet’s father. ... Pyrrhus ends up killing Priam, the King of Troy himself, who was responsible for the war, and therefore, the death of his father Achilles. ... In this comparison, Claudius is Priam, Hamlet is Pyrrhus and Gertrude is Hecuba.

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