Question

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Tom Stoppard's play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, draws on two previous theatrical works: Shakespeare's Hamlet and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead follows the "off-stage" exploits of two minor characters from Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. While the two main characters in Stoppard's play occasionally make brief appearances in "Hamlet," as scripted in Shakespeare's original tragedy, the majority of the play takes place in other parts of the castle where Hamlet is set. While "off stage" in this way, the characters resemble the main characters in the absurdist Waiting for Godot. As in Beckett's play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern pass the time by impersonating other characters, engaging in word play, and remaining silent for long periods of time. These same two characters were also featured in a parody of Hamlet, the short comic play by W. S. Gilbert entitled Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Gilbert's play makes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern into central characters and alters the storyline of Hamlet.

The author of this passage is describing (5 points)


intellectual arguments about Shakespeare's characters
misunderstood representations of Shakespeare's characters
problematic depictions of Shakespeare's characters
theatrical adaptations of Shakespeare's characters

Answer 1

Answer:

Intellectual argument of Shakespeare's characters

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Answer 2

The author of the passage is describing theatrical adaptations of Shakespeare's characters.

Explanation:

• William Shakespeare wrote the play "Hamlet" which was the tragedy of the character named Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were minor characters in the play.
• Tom Stoppard adapted these minor characters and made them the main characters in his play ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead".
• W.S. Gilbert also adapts these characters and makes a short comic play by parodying the original play by Shakespeare.