Macbeth

Explain the comparison the Captain makes in lines 7-9

Lines 7-9 of Scene 2

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As two spent swimmers that do cling together And choke their art.   These two lines compare the armies at battle to exhausted swimmers, each one holding onto the other because neither has the strength to continue.
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Macbeth