In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, great corruption is plaguing the country of Denmark. This corruption causes great tragedy to occur. Death and suffering are the punishment to these corrupt people. In Hamlet, corruption is seen in nearly every facet of this play: the moral, the political, the mental, and the spiritual aspects.
             The first area of corruption in Hamlet is the moral aspect of the play. Under the rule of Hamlet's father, the country of Denmark had no bad reptuation. King Hamlet was a just and noble ruler with the country's best interests in mind. When Claudius becomes king the country's interests are not a main concern to him. He would much rather drink and party than actually lead his country. By encouraging these acts the country starts to follow his lead. Soon after he becomes the king the country of Denmark gets the reputation of being city infested with drunks. Hamlet speaks of this saying, "they clepe us drunkards, and with swinish phrase soil our addition" (1.4). Claudius soils the moral legacy that his brother King Hamlet had left behind.
             Another area of corruption that is seen in the play is the political corruption. When Claudius takes control and transforms the country of Denmark into a country filled with drunkards, this causes the people of the country to lose all respect for the royal family. When Laertes arrives to avenge his father's death this is evident. The people quickly support him and begin to scream "'Laertes shall be king, Laertes king.'"(4.5). The people of Denmark would quickly accept a new ruler that would rule their country justly.
             Mental corruption is obvious in the case of Ophelia. When she finds that her father was killed by the man she loves, Hamlet, she begins to go insane. She runs about the city singing strange songs and making strange scenes in public. Ophelia passes out weeds, believing they are flowers, and tells the recipient w
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