FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Denmark
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Norway
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Iceland
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England
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Detailed explanation-1: -Elsinore. Elsinore is a real place between Denmark and Sweden and the whole play is set in the castle there. In the play it is referred to as Elsinore Castle but the only castle that actually existed in that town was called Kronborg Castle and it still stands today. Hamlet sees the ghost of his father.
Detailed explanation-2: -The story of Hamlet is set in the late middle ages (14th and 15th centuries, or 1300 to 1499) in and around (mostly) the royal palace in Elsinore, a city in Denmark.
Detailed explanation-3: -The whole play takes place inside Elsinore’s castle, except for Act Five scene one, which takes place just outside, or possibly in the grounds of the castle. This confined setting reflects Hamlet’s situation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The political and social condition of Denmark is referred to throughout the play, and the ghost is an embodiment of Denmark’s growing social unrest. This is because the bloodline of the monarchy has been unnaturally disrupted by Claudius, an immoral and power-hungry king.