The answer is: Impersonating and remaining silent.
In the passage, the narrator describes Tom Stoppard's play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead." Both originally Shakespearean characters from "Hamlet," Stoppard develops them further in their own play, in which they "pass the time by impersonating other characters" and "remaining silent for long periods of time."
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C. Personification, because a similar example is “the delicious smell of cookies pulled me into the kitchen.”
Ophelia's character is a subject of great debate because of her conflict with Hamlet and her central role in the play. Ophelia was one of the two women in the play. She was also portrayed in several arts referring to the play by Shakespeare.
