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MA English Literature Shakespearean Drama — practice questions

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What does Marcellus famously say is 'rotten in the state of Denmark'?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What does Marcellus famously say is 'rotten in the state of Denmark'?

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1. Marcellus utters this line in Act I, Scene IV after the ghost appears. 2. The exact phrasing is 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.' 3. It suggests corruption permeating the kingdom — proleptic of Claudius's crime. _Source: Project Gutenberg #1524 — Shakespeare's Hamlet — "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"_

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