Explores how the issue of corruption was portrayed in William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" and discusses how Shakespeare's views on corruption reflected the social views of his time.

Educated man /John F. Andrews -- Religion, grief, and suicide / Peter Holland -- Death of a son and a father / G.B. Harrison -- Corruption in Denmark / A.C. Bradley -- Politics in Hamlet / John Erskine Hankins -- Sickness in Denmark / Caroline F.E. Spurgeon -- Claudius turns the world mad / Andrew Gurr -- Corruption is a progressive, pervasive disease / Derek Antona Traversi -- Hamlet is corrupt, not Claudius / G. Wilson Wright -- Corruption of reason / Juliet McLauchlan -- Corruption's effect on love / H.D.F Kitto -- Corruption destroys a generation / Margreta de Grazia -- Corruption creates economic inequality / Daniel Brook -- Corruption in a global corporate empire / Paul Kingsnorth -- Corruption and the Pentagon / Pratap Chatterjee -- Torture and espionage / Democracy now! -- Exploiting clients and third world countries -- Ron Scherer and Brendan Conway -- Justice politicized / David Iglesias with Davin Seay.