By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark’ is a famous line from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, but since Hamlet is positively brimming with famous lines, it doesn’t get as much attention as other famous quotations from the play. Many of us know, and some may use, phrases such as … Continue reading The Meaning and Origins of ‘Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark’?