FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Norway
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Fortinbras
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Elsinore
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Dunsinane
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Detailed explanation-1: -Located on a strategically important site commanding the Sund, the stretch of water between Denmark and Sweden, the Royal castle of Kronborg at Helsingør (Elsinore) is of immense symbolic value to the Danish people and played a key role in the history of northern Europe in the 16th-18th centuries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Amalienborg is the main residence of the Denmark’s Royal Family, so if you are interested in royal history, a visit to Amalienborg Palace is a definite must-do.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kronborg is a castle and stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark. Immortalized as Elsinore in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Kronborg is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe and was inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2000.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet’s castle is called Elsinore castle. The setting is based on Kronborg Castle, located in Helsingør, Denmark. Elsinore is the English name of the town.
Detailed explanation-5: -“Elsinore” is the English spelling of Helsingør, a town on the eastern coast of Denmark. In Shakespeare’s lifetime, Helsingør was an important military location, the stronghold from which the King of Denmark controlled a narrow stretch of sea.