Question

What message does Act I send about the state of Denmark?

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Explanation:

King Claudius sends a letter to the King of Norway to tell young Fortinbras to back off from his plans to attack Denmark. (Act 1, scene 2, I believe) Basically "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" - speaker: Marcellus, a guard, who talks to his philosophical comrade, Horatio, saying, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark …“ (Act-I, Scene-IV). The reason of saying this is just not that Denmark is facing dirt. It means that the situation of Denmark is similar to a fish that rots from head to tail, or in other words, it shows that everything is not good at top of political hierarchy.