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Where is the setting of the play ‘Hamlet’?
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ব্যাখ্যা (Explanation)

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is set in the Kingdom of Denmark, specifically in Elsinore Castle. The full title of the play is "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark."

১. While Shakespeare was English, he set many of his plays in foreign countries like Italy or Denmark.
২. The plot involves the ghost of the late King of Denmark asking his son Hamlet to seek revenge.
৩. Elsinore (Helsingør) is a real city in Denmark that still attracts tourists because of the play.

অতিরিক্ত তথ্য: Hamlet is Shakespeare’s longest play and one of the most powerful tragedies in literature.