Erin Marie Ross 10/18/2001 “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” The subject of sickness and corruption in Hamlet is very imminent. Sickness take the form of two types. One type is Hamlet, who pretends most often to be crazy when sane. Ophelia is the other. She becomes crazy, caused by the rejection of love. Sickness first comes about in the beginning of the play : For this relief much thanks: 'tis bitter cold, And I …showed first 75 words of 382 total…

…showed last 75 words of 382 total…killed. Laertes becomes revengeful from the death of his father and sister. The corruption would give the impression that the play is full of insane and corrupting people if it were not for Horatio. Horatio serves at the moral backbone. To remind the audience that the play does have normalcy to it. All of these combined give the play the sense of corruption and sickness. However some of these themes could happen in society today.