... happened in Rome before the assassination of Caesar to the appearance of the ghost and the present tumult in Denmark. This shows the upheaval of Denmark by comparing it to the state of Rome before the fall of Caesar. It also foreshadows the fall of an important figure to Denmark, as the events before the fall of Caesar were much the like the events that are happening now in Rome, according to Horatio. Horatio's character plays an important role in introducing the state of Denmark at the beginning of the play. His suspicion of the ghost ... to show that Claudius is destructive to the nat...

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