Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, is the story of a young prince of medieval Denmark who returns home from a university in Germany
after his father, the former king, dies. Hamlet receives a visit from his
father's ghost, who tells Hamlet that he was murdered and that Hamlet
must seek revenge. The culprit is Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, who has
now married Hamlet's mother and taken the throne. Hamlet is not sure
what to believe – he tries to trick Claudius into confessing, but his plan
goes wrong, and Hamlet, Claudius, and almost all of the rest of the
royal family die at the end of the play.
Based on this synopsis, which statement best explains how the setting
affects the plot of Hamlet?