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"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" Tom Stoppard - Coggle…
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" Tom Stoppard
Context
Uncertainty
WWII
Veitnam War
Civil Rights Movement
Cold War
Womens' rights
Confusion, Ambiguity---no singular interpretation
Literary Context: "Hamlet"
Absurdist Theatre---Existentialism
Postmodern tendencies and elements
Pastiche, parody, language games, confusion, structure----
Characters
Rosencrantz---carefree---simply an observer---doesn't comment on the nature of things---he is less concerned/not bothered by things happening around them.Hamlet's childhood friend. Spy---figure out the reason behind Hamlet's strange behaviour.
Guildenstern---Philosopher---thinks about everything---anxious----overwhelmed by what's happening around them. Hamlet's childhood friend. Spy---figure out the reason behind Hamlet's strange behaviour.
Hamlet
King Claudius
Gertrude
The Player
The Tragedians---group of actors
Play within a play---"Hamlet"---3-tier
in medias res---in middle of the action
little info is given
but still the readers are able to make sense---because R&G and the reference to Elizabethan era
R&G: engaged in flipping the coin
The Tragedians and The Player arrive---
R&G are to spy to understand what's wrong with Hamlet---it's obvious to them---results in more confusion
Polonius
Climax: When the letter is changed and R&G resign to their fates.
Resolution/Ending: the ambassador announces that R &G are dead.