Where Did Hamlet Take Place?

Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.

When and where did Hamlet take place?

The story of Hamlet is set in the late middle ages (14th and 15th centuries, or 1300 to 1499) in and around (mostly) the royal palace in Elsinore, a city in Denmark.

Where in Denmark is Hamlet set?

Kronborg Castle – Home of Hamlet

In Hamlet, Shakespeare called Kronborg Castle Elsinore.

James H. Sterling

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