Please Help Quick ASAP HURRY Unit 4 Test This IS ENGLISH How does Shakespeare transform the archetype from Genesis in this passage from Hamlet?
Tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard,
A serpent stung me; so the whole ear of Denmark
Is by a forged process of my death
Rankly abused: but know, thou noble youth,
The serpent that did sting thy father’s life
Now wears his crown.

A. The crown is a symbol of eternal life, not a crown worn by royalty
B. The “serpent” refers to a man, not a real snake
C. The “death” refers to a loss of innocence, not an actual death
D. The ear is a symbol of listening to God, not an actual ear