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"murdering piece"
Metaphor
Act 4,
Scene 5
Line 91

A metaphor by Claudius in Act 4, Scene 5 of myshakespeare's Hamlet.

Claudius

Like to a murdering piece, in many places

Claudius compares having to bear the many slanderous accusations launched against him to being fired upon by a cannon loaded with small anti-personnel balls (“a murdering piece”) in which the impact would be lethal.