Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

1966 • 64 pages

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Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm’s-eve view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare’s play. In Tom Stoppard’s best-known work, this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where echoes of Waiting for Godot resound, where reality and illusion intermix, and where fate leads our two heroes to a tragic but inevitable end.

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Definitely not for me in its script form, but I'd love to watch it live!

May 1, 2022

This play has a soft spot in my heart due to watching the film adaptation from an early age. I've been reciting quotes from this work with my sister since before I'd read any Shakespeare or even understood Hamlet's lines.

It was a joy to spend a few hours to revisit a classic in more detail.

July 8, 2021

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