Kingdom of Denmark in Hamlet
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The Kingdom of Denmark in *Hamlet* is the politically unstable, intrigue-filled royal setting of Shakespeare’s tragedy, centered on Elsinore Castle and the court of King Claudius and Prince Hamlet.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional kingdom
ⓘ
political entity in fiction ⓘ setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ decay ⓘ legitimacy of kingship ⓘ |
| borderThreat | Norwegian forces under Fortinbras ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
deaths of the Danish royal family
ⓘ
duel between Hamlet and Laertes ⓘ marriage of Claudius and Gertrude ⓘ murder of King Hamlet ⓘ staging of The Mousetrap play ⓘ |
| describedBy | something is rotten in the state of Denmark ⓘ |
| governedBySystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Elsinore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForeignRival | Kingdom of Norway in Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormerRuler | King Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeirApparent | Prince Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
council of nobles
ⓘ
royal court ⓘ |
| hasKeyLocation |
Elsinore Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
castle battlements ⓘ countryside around Elsinore ⓘ graveyard near Elsinore ⓘ royal court of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ throne room ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryForce |
Danish army
ⓘ
castle guards ⓘ |
| hasNoble |
Guildenstern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horatio NERFINISHED ⓘ Laertes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ophelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Polonius NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosencrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuler | King Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historical Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Danish (represented in Early Modern English) ⓘ |
| medium | stage drama ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
primary setting of Hamlet
ⓘ
symbol of moral and political corruption ⓘ |
| partOf | world of Hamlet ⓘ |
| politicalState |
court filled with intrigue
ⓘ
unstable ⓘ |
| successionOutcome | transfer of power to Fortinbras ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | Prince Fortinbras of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late medieval to early modern era (unspecified) ⓘ |
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