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Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark
An essay examining different examples of corruption
in the first act of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’
Corruption in Denmark is a major theme in the play ‘Hamlet’ by Shakespeare. ... The King of Denmark is deteriorating and rotting the state and its people. Many images of corruption, spying, and decay compound as the play moves on, because first Claudius shows signs of corruption, then hamlet speaks of the falsity of how others view the men of Denmark, and finally King Hamlets ghost informs his son of the corruption of the crown. ...
In Hamlets speech to Horatio (lines 16-41, Act 1 Scene 4) he speaks of a more subtle corruption that he believes to haunt Denmark as well. ... He is upset that the drunkenness detracts from Denmark’s reputation when he says “Soil our addition; and indeed it takes from our achievements, though performed at height” (1. ... He informs Hamlet that “A serpent stung me; so the whole ear of Denmark is by a forged process of my death” (1.
Approximate Word count = 835
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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