Hamlet By Shakespeare: Does the author use any figures of speech, metaphors, hidden messages, similes?

The task is to answer the following questions about the play Hamlet by Shakespeare. 1. Does the author use any figures of speech, metaphors, hidden messages, similes? Give examples and motivate. 2. Is there a message in your story? What do you think the author wants to tell the reader? Motivate3. Time period: In what ways is the book typical for its time – give examples on how the time period is reflected in theme, vocabulary, plot, style etc. Would you say the theme is general for all times?