In the days of Hamlet there definitely was. How things are now-a-days I'm really not up on.
This expression is from one of the most recognized works of Shakespeare. The line "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" is from Hamlet.
Originally it's the ominous start from Shakespeare's Hamlet "There's something rotten in the state of Denmark..." It referred to the foul play involved in the plot.
Bush The quote is from the play "Hamlet" and the remark is made by Marcellus in Act I, scene iv. Marcellus is one of the guard along the battlements of the castle that has alerted Hamlet to the apparition of his dead father.
There is an injustice being perpetuated in the Danish royal house. ....Mmmm , the Royal House bit in the above reply is historicaly correct.But seeing how we are not in 1603 , intodays world , this phrase means to convey CORRUPTION
This quote comes from the play 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare. It refers to the fact that there is incest and murder going on in the Danish royal family.
This expression is from one of the most recognized works of Shakespeare. The line "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" is from Hamlet.
Originally it's the ominous start from Shakespeare's Hamlet "There's something rotten in the state of Denmark..." It referred to the foul play involved in the plot.
I'm from Rolling Stone - 2006 There's Something Rotten in Denmark 1-4 was released on: USA: 28 January 2007
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*grin* Close! The quote is, "Something is rotten in the State of Denmark." It's from Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV, said by Marcellus to Horatio, as he's commenting on the injustice and corruption in the political/royal hierarchy.
Bush The quote is from the play "Hamlet" and the remark is made by Marcellus in Act I, scene iv. Marcellus is one of the guard along the battlements of the castle that has alerted Hamlet to the apparition of his dead father.
The ISBN of Something Rotten is 0670033596.
Something Rotten has 320 pages.
the 'smell' is alluding to something wrong, not an actual odor- Ex- when you smell something fishy going on- it doesn't actually mean you smell flounder Hamlet quotes- "There is something rotten in the state of Denmark" "The old chief will wear his feathers, ride his pony and eat his corn when you smell the flowers that they put on your grave"
when something gets rooten when something gets rotten when something gets rotten
Something Rotten was created on 2004-08-05.
Something you ate was rotten