Read the excerpt from act ii of hamlet.
polonius: well be with you, gentlemen!
hamlet: hark you, guildenstern; and you too; at each ear a hearer: that great baby you see there is not yet out of his swaddling-clouts.
what is the effect of hamlet’s use of metaphor in this excerpt?
a. the metaphor reveals that hamlet respects polonius.
b. the metaphor shows that hamlet wants polonius’s .
c. the metaphor portrays polonius as foolish and weak.
d. the metaphor establishes polonius as angry and mean.
correct answer on e2020 is c

The correct answer is C. The metaphor portrays Polonius as foolish and weak.

Explanation:

Just read the excerpt - Hamlet compares Polonius to a 'great baby [...] not yet out of his swaddling-clouts.' Obviously, when a grown man is compared to a baby, that's not a positive thing, which is why A and B are incorrect. There is no indication that Polonius is angry or mean.

This is why C is correct here.

C. The metaphor portrays Polonius as foolish and weak.

Explanation:

This is the statement that best describes the effect of Hamlet's metaphor. In these lines, Hamlet talks to Guilderstern and Polonius. However, when he refers to Polonius, he says that he is a "great baby" who "is not yet out of his swaddling-clouts" (is not yet out of diapers). This metaphor is intended to make Polonius appear foolish and weak.

honestly, is this even a but since you asked, he's probably at the store trying to get you food.