Hamlet describes Denmark as a prison, and himself as being caught in birdlime. Birdlime or bird lime is an adhesive substance used in trapping birds. Kalimbwe (vulimbwe) meaning a person using birdlime to catch birds. She condemns Birdlime as a panderess, but Birdlime dismisses the accusation. In 1993 birdlime trees in the nesting colony were removed and pied currawongs were culled. Birdlime was used in the manufacturing of British sticky bombs during World War II. Birdlime performed better than anything previously tested, but it was still not good enough.