In The Cherry Orchard, there are several characters that represent the past. One of the characters is the mother, Lyubov Ranevskaya. Although her life is falling apart and she is losing her beloved.
Answer:
Claudius and Gertrude ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about Hamlet's madness.
Explanation:
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Hamlet's friends from Wittenberg. Hamlet was unable to recover from his father's death. So, both Claudius and Gertrude wanted to know if Hamlet's madness was real. They wanted to help Hamlet and make him cheerful. Claudius wanted is friends to investigate why has his son changed a lot.
The tone of the conversation is shameful. Hamlet asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, if they had been sent by the king and the queen or they have come on their own. Both feel guilty when Hamlet asks them. They are loyal towards king and the queen and not Hamlet.
Even king and queen have mixed feelings about Hamlet.
The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first.
“I, Alex am” because if it’s I, Adam “is” he wouldn’t be talking about himself
