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 of Hamlet supports the following theme?
Theme: People can act in terrible ways in order to acquire power.
O A. The setting is the social environment of the royal family, which provides Claudius with the temptation to kill in order to become king.
B. The setting is medieval times, which enables Hamlet's father to come back as a ghost, because people were more superstitious back then.
C. The setting is the social environment of the royal family, which explains Hamlet's motivation for avenging his father's death.
D. The setting is medieval times, which suggests that it would have been unusual for Hamlet to go away to study in a different country.