Explain the significance in Halet's quote "something is rotten in the state of danemark" ?

Question

Eplore the idea of rotteness in Hamlet and explain the significance in this quotation to the play as a whole.

can anyone answer this question? I'm a little stuck.

Thanks!

Answer 1

It was just before Halet found his comet...

Answer 2

his "offence is rank it smells to heaven"

its the idea that the state is becoming rotten, as rot spreads from the inside out-the king being the centre of the state and therefore the cause of the problem.

its hamlet working out that something really isnt right in Denmark- the corruption of the king who murdered his brother   and married his sister-in-law in order to gain the throne.

it can also be Hamlet alluding to his decomposing father who was recently buried and therefore a commentry on his mothers rapid remarriage.

it foreshadows later events. the concept of a rotting state runs throughout the play there are hundreds of quotes

Answer 3

I take it you've read the play?

Well this is hardly rocket science.

What is Hamlet upset about? There's your answer.

Answer 4

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark............ Hamlet