Um, I would say they might be shocked because back then they didn't have anything like Rock Concerts and they didn't really like anything different, surprising, or weird. That's why when they could not understand why someone cooked different they thought it was witch craft and thought that person was a witch and burned them alive or hung them.
According to me and my teacher, hamlet did not like that a child actor used in the city contribute because of its own issues he didnt want a poor person to get into his plan because of his own personal reasons. i hope its useful