In "Hamlet," who says that "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" ?
Correct answer: D. Marcellus
- A. Claudius
- B. Horatio
- C. Hamlet
- D. Marcellus
Explanation
Marcellus says, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” after the guards encounter the Ghost. The line expresses the play’s atmosphere of political and moral corruption.
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