Read the excerpt from act ii of hamlet. rosencrantz: to visit you, my lord; no other occasion. hamlet: beggar that i am, i am even poor in ; but i you: and sure, dear friends, my are too dear a halfpenny. were you not sent for? is it your own inclining? is it a free visitation? come, come, deal justly with me: come, come; nay, speak. guildenstern: what should we say, my lord? what is the effect of hamlet’s use of metaphors in this excerpt? it establishes that hamlet is poverty-stricken. it establishes that hamlet dislikes his friends. it establishes that hamlet suffers hardships. it establishes that hamlet has little gratitude.