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after his father, the former king dies, Hamlet receives a visit from hid
father's ghost who tells Hamlet that he was murdered and that Hamlet
must seek revenge. The culpritis Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, who has
now married Hamlet's mother and taken the throne. Hamlet is not sure
what to believe - he tries to trick Claudius into confessing, but his plan
goes wrong and Hamlet, Claudius, and almost all of the rest of the
royal family die at the end of the play
Based on this synopals, which statement best explains how the setting of
Hamlet supports the following theme?
Theme:
People can act in terrible ways in order to acquire power.
A. The setting is medieval times, which enables Hamlet's father to
come back as a ghost, because people were more superstitious
back then
OB. The setting is the social environment of the royal family, which
provides Claudius with the temptation to kill in order to become
king
C. The setting is medieval times, which suggests that it would have
been unusual for Hamlet to go away to study in a different
country
D. The setting is the social environment of the royal family, which
explains Hamlet's motivation for avenging his father's death.