" is the inner person of all mankind" as stated by actor Alan Bates. What did Mr. Bates mean by this? Could he be referring to the love, the corruption, the revenge, or the insanity displayed by ; or was he referring to more than we know. What did Shakespeare know about the depths of man and the battle inside to write a play that would captivate every generation to come from then on. What would we learn if we analyzed ? Shakespeare decided to set corruption in Elsinor, a royal castle in medieval Denmark. Prior to the first act s' mother, Queen ....