Hamlet's Allusion To The Neemean Lion

In Act One of Hamlet, Shakespeare uses an allusion to compare Hamlet to the Nemean Lion. Once the ghost—Hamlet SR—beckons Hamlet to come with him, hamlet says t Horatio, “My fate cries out / And makes each petty artire in this body / As hardy as the Nemean lion’s nerve.” (1.4.81-83). In this passage, Hamlet is alluding to the Nemean lion, an resilient lion who is stronger than any man who has tried to conquer it (Tufts. 2008). The Greek hero, Hercules, was sent to complete 10 labors and his first task was to bring home the skin of the Nemean lion, Hercules “Grasped the lion in his mighty arms, and ignoring its powerful claws, he held it tightly until he'd choked it to death.” (ibid.). Therefore, when Hamlet compares himself to the Nemean lion